The Gables Mystery

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The Gables Mystery
Directed by Harry Hughes
Written byHarry Hughes
Based onThe Man at Six by Jack Celestin and Jack DeLeon
Produced by Warwick Ward
Starring Francis L. Sullivan
Antoinette Cellier
Leslie Perrins
Cinematography Bryan Langley
Edited byA.R. Gobbett
Production
company
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
March 1938
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Gables Mystery is a 1938 British crime film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Francis L. Sullivan, Antoinette Cellier and Leslie Perrins. [1] It is an adaptation of the play The Man at Six by Jack Celestin and Jack DeLeon, previously made into a 1931 film of the same title which was also directed by Hughes. It was shot at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie for release by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [2]

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Plot

Police are called to investigate a murder at a country house named The Gables where they find a number of strange characters living.

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Chibnall p.299

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