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Candles at Nine
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Candles at Nine

1944-01-01 · 82 min · ★ 5.4

Mystery · Horror

A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.

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Directors
John Harlow
Production companies
British National Films
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jessie MatthewsJessie MatthewsDorothea Capper, the Heiress
John StuartJohn StuartWilliam Gardener, Turf Commission
Eliot MakehamEliot MakehamEverard Hope
Beatrix LehmannBeatrix LehmannJulia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
John SalewJohn SalewGriggs, Everard's Butler
Joss AmblerJoss AmblerGarth Hope
Vera BogettiLucille Hope, Garth's Wife
André van GyseghemAndré van GyseghemCecil Tempest
Winifred ShotterWinifred ShotterBrenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife
Reginald PurdellReginald PurdellCharles Lacey
Hugh DempsterHugh Lacey
Ernest ButcherErnest ButcherEveard's Gardener
C. Denier WarrenMiddleton, the Executor
Patricia HayesPatricia HayesGwendolyn, the Maid
Gerry WilmotThe Compere

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