The Gables Mystery (1938)
- Directed by
- Harry Hughes
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- 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.
How it feels
A man is murdered at a country house. A detective investigates the guests and staff to find the killer.
darksuspensefulmysterioustenseold-fashionedtheatricalslow-burn
What happens
The Gables Mystery is a 1938 British crime film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Francis L. Sullivan, Antoinette Cellier and Leslie Perrins. It was written by Hughes, adapted from the 1929 play The Man at Six by Jack Celestin and Jack DeLeon, previously made into a 1931 film of the same title which was also directed by Hughes. It was shot at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie for release by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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