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The House of the Arrow (1940)

The House of the Arrow poster
Original title
Castle of Crimes
Directed by
Harold French
Genre
mystery film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is accused of murdering her wealthy aunt. A detective investigates the family secrets and alibis to find the real killer.

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What happens

The House of the Arrow (released in the U.S. by PRC as Castle of Crimes.) is a 1940 British second feature ('B') mystery film directed by Harold French and starring Kenneth Kent, Diana Churchill and Belle Chrystall. It was written by Doreen Montgomery, adapted from A.E.W. Mason's 1924 novel The House of the Arrow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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