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The Great Hotel Murder (1935)

The Great Hotel Murder poster
Directed by
Eugene Forde
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friendly rival detectives compete to solve a murder at a hotel. The story follows their banter and attempts to outwit each other.

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What happens

The Great Hotel Murder is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Rosemary Ames and Mary Carlisle. It is based on Recipe for Murder a 1934 story by Vincent Starrett. The film stars Lowe and McLaglen as rival sleuths, with supporting roles for Lynn Bari and Madge Bellamy. It was one of a series of films featuring Lowe and McLaglen as friendly rivals dating back to their first pairing in the hit 1926 silent film What Price Glory?. It was produced by Fox Film, shortly before the merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Cramer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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