The Malpas Mystery (1960)
- Directed by
- Sidney Hayers
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 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 woman inherits a country estate and becomes entangled in a dangerous mystery involving stolen jewels and a hidden face. The film follows her as she uncovers secrets from the past.
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What happens
The Malpas Mystery is a 1960 British second feature ('B') crime film, directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Maureen Swanson and Allan Cuthbertson. The screenplay was by Paul Tabori and Gordon Wellesley, based on the 1924 Edgar Wallace novel The Face in the Night. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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