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A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)

A Tragedy at Midnight poster
Directed by
Joseph Santley
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
53 min
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A radio host and his friends get mixed up in a mysterious case involving a murder and a stolen inheritance. They use quick wit and slapstick humor to solve the crime.

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What happens

A Tragedy at Midnight is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. The film stars John Howard, Margaret Lindsay, Roscoe Karns, Mona Barrie, Keye Luke and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on February 2, 1942, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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