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Black Limelight (1938)

Black Limelight poster
Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple is suspected of murdering a woman. The husband and wife try to prove their innocence to the police.

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What happens

Black Limelight is a 1936 play by Gordon Sherry that in 1938 became a British crime film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Joan Marion and Raymond Massey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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