Candles at Nine

Name: Candles at Nine
Director: John Harlow
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Released: 1944-01-01
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Jessie Matthews, John Stuart, Eliot Makeham, Beatrix Lehmann, John Salew

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1944 · 82 min · Mystery · Horror · TMDB 5.4/10

Overview

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.

Directed by John Harlow

Cast

Jessie Matthews — Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
John Stuart — William Gardener, Turf Commission
Eliot Makeham — Everard Hope
Beatrix Lehmann — Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
John Salew — Griggs, Everard's Butler