Menace (1934)

Directed by

Ralph Murphy

Genre

thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

58 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman is drawn into a web of suspicion and danger when a series of threatening events unfolds around her. She must figure out who is behind the menace before it is too late.

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What happens

Menace is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Gertrude Michael, Paul Cavanagh and Henrietta Crosman. The emerging star Ray Milland billed fifth. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1933 novel Menace by British writer Philip MacDonald. Mitchell Leisen was originally intended to direct the film before being replaced by Murphy. A review in the New York Times considered "it ranks several notches higher than the average murder film". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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