The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950)
- Directed by
- Paul L. Stein
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- 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 studio recording of a popular radio quiz show becomes the backdrop for a string of murders. Each clue on the show seems to trigger a killing that is somehow linked to the answer.
light-heartedwittyplayfulbriskquirkysuspensefulcleverdialogue-driven
What happens
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery, also known as Murder on the Air, is a 1950 British second feature comedy crime film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Robert Beatty, Rona Anderson, and Clifford Evans. The screenplay was by Victor Katona and Patrick Kirwan. The film is a hybrid: the Twenty Questions sections take place in a studio recording of the BBC radio programme with the regular panellists and presenter. This is threaded into the plot as the clues trigger a series of murders, each linked to the clue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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