The Hat Box Mystery (1947)
The Hat Box Mystery (1947)
Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim!
Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case and prove that the fatal shot was fired by the killer from across the street.

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Cast

Tom Neal Tom Neal As: Russ Ashton
Pamela Blake Pamela Blake As: Susan Hart
Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins As: 'Harvard'
Virginia Sale Virginia Sale As: Veronica Hoopler
Leonard Penn Leonard Penn As: Stevens, aka John Moreland
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Storyline

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case and prove that the fatal shot was fired by the killer from across the street.


Tagline: Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Crime, Comedy, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 12 June 1947

Country: US

Runtime: 44m

Company Credits

Company: Robert L. Lippert Productions, Screen Art Pictures Corp.

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Cast

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Russ Ashton

Pamela Blake

Pamela Blake

Susan Hart

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

'Harvard'

Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Veronica Hoopler

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Stevens, aka John Moreland

Olga Andre

Olga Andre

Marie Moreland

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Policeman Murphy

Al Hill

Al Hill

Flint

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

District Attorney

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Joe

A. Robert Nunes

A. Robert Nunes

Witness (As Bob Nunes)

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Policeman

Steve Clark

Steve Clark

Telephone Re-Connect Man (uncredited)

William Ruhl

William Ruhl

Blackmailer (uncredited)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Robert Cowan

Robert Cowan

Makeup & Hair

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

William Glasgow

William Glasgow

Production Design

Other Crew

James S. Brown Jr.

James S. Brown Jr.

Cinematography

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