Murder in Trinidad

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Murder in Trinidad
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Directed by Louis King
Written by Seton I. Miller
Based on Murder in Trinidad by John Vandercook
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring Nigel Bruce
Heather Angel
Victor Jory
Murray Kinnell
Cinematography Barney McGill
Edited by Alfred DeGaetano
Music by David Buttolph
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 16, 1934 (1934-05-16)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Murder in Trinidad is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Louis King and starring Nigel Bruce, Heather Angel, Victor Jory, and Murray Kinnell. [1] It was produced and distributed by Fox Film. [2] It is based on the 1933 novel Murder in Trinidad by John Vandercook, which provided the loose inspiration for the later films Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) and The Caribbean Mystery (1945). [3] [4]

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Plot

Bertram Lynch, a seemingly slow-witted detective, is called in by the Governor of Trinidad to investigate stolen Brazilian diamonds that are being smuggled through the island. When the Governor is then murdered, Lynch leads the search for the culprit with the assistance of Joan, the girlfriend of the Governor's nephew.

Cast

Victor Jory and Heather Angel. Murder in Trinidad (1934) 1.jpg
Victor Jory and Heather Angel.

References

  1. ↑ Murder in Trinidad BFI Database entry, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed August 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Solomon p.347
  3. ↑ Goble p.474
  4. ↑ Backer p.297

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