The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
- Directed by
- Edgar Selwyn
- Genre
- crime film, heist film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A charming jewel thief in London gets tangled in a series of murders. He must clear his name while evading the police.
suspensefulwittyfast-pacedatmosphericclevernoir-ishintriguinglighthearted
What happens
The Mystery of Mr. X is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film starring Robert Montgomery as a jewel thief who gets mixed up in a series of murders in London. It is based on the 1933 novel X v. Rex by Philip MacDonald (under the pen name Martin Porlock), was remade in 1952 as The Hour of 13. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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