Death on the Set (1935)

Directed by

Leslie S. Hiscott

Genre

mystery film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A film director kills a gangster and impersonates him. He then frames a famous actress for the murder.

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What happens

Death on the Set (also known as Murder on the Set) is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray, Jeanne Stuart and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a film director who murders a leading gangster and takes his place, later pinning the killing on a prominent actress. It is also known by the alternative title . The film was a quota quickie produced at Twickenham Studios by Julius Hagen for distribution by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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