THE WALL STREET MYSTERY - 1931 - JOHN HAMILTON - RARE DVD
Product Description
Comedy ‘shorts’ or ‘one-reel’ movies were common during the golden age of movie theaters, but murder mystery shorts were much rarer, and often not preserved as well as the comedies. This murder mystery is one of a series of stories featuring a quirky doctor who always sees clues that the Police Inspector never considers. In this episode a cleaning lady peers into a locked office on Wall Street and sees two dead bodies. The two dead men are partners in a stock brokerage firm, and the police doctor believes that it was a murder suicide, but crafty Doctor Crabtree is the only person who can unravel the clues and explain what really happened.
Here are the clues we are given in this fast-paced murder mystery, in the hopes that we might also discover what really happened. The secretary, who is having an affair with the boss, is discovered in a locked coat closet. The book keeper also has a thing for the secretary, but cannot compete for her affections because she is attracted to the boss’ money. Colonel Pettijohn, a customer of the firm had an appointment at the time of the killings, but he claims that the door was locked and the lights were out so he went back home. The gun that killed both men belongs to another customer of the firm, a blonde divorced gal with a penchant for perfume. There you have it . . . . All of the clues needed to figure it out . . . . Well, almost all of the clues . . . . Who killed whom? Pop a small bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter drizzled over it and enjoy the show.
Director: Arthur Hurley
Stars: Donald Meek, John Hamilton, Frances Dale
17 minutes.
Here are the clues we are given in this fast-paced murder mystery, in the hopes that we might also discover what really happened. The secretary, who is having an affair with the boss, is discovered in a locked coat closet. The book keeper also has a thing for the secretary, but cannot compete for her affections because she is attracted to the boss’ money. Colonel Pettijohn, a customer of the firm had an appointment at the time of the killings, but he claims that the door was locked and the lights were out so he went back home. The gun that killed both men belongs to another customer of the firm, a blonde divorced gal with a penchant for perfume. There you have it . . . . All of the clues needed to figure it out . . . . Well, almost all of the clues . . . . Who killed whom? Pop a small bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter drizzled over it and enjoy the show.
Director: Arthur Hurley
Stars: Donald Meek, John Hamilton, Frances Dale
17 minutes.