The Crime at Blossoms | |
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Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
Written by | Mordaunt Shairp |
Based on | play The Crime at Blossoms by Mordaunt Shairp [1] |
Produced by | Henry Edwards |
Starring | Hugh Wakefield Joyce Bland Eileen Munro |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Crime at Blossoms is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. [2] It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as Dark Secret . [3]
After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. [4] The film is based on a play of the same title by Mordaunt Shairp.
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