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A Scream in the Dark (1943)

A Scream in the Dark poster
Directed by
George Sherman
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
53 min
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy mystery set in 1943. A series of events unfolds after a scream is heard in the dark. The story follows a group of characters trying to solve the mystery.

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What happens

A Scream in the Dark is an American comedy crime mystery directed by George Sherman and written by Anthony Coldeway and Gerald Schnitzer in 1943. The film stars Robert Lowery, Marie McDonald, Edward Brophy, Elizabeth Russell, Hobart Cavanaugh and Wally Vernon. The film was released on October 15, 1943, by Republic Pictures. It is based on the book "The Morgue is Always Open". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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