The Third Clue

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The Third Clue
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Directed by Albert Parker
Written by
Based onnovel The Shakespeare Murders by Neil Gordon
Produced byErnest Gartside
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Reginald Beck
Production
company
Fox-British Pictures
Distributed by Fox Film Company
Release date
  • 15 April 1935 (1935-04-15)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Third Clue is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont and Raymond Lovell. [1] The film was based on Neil Gordon's novel The Shakespeare Murders, which also inspired The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938). [2] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox. [3]

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Synopsis

The screenplay concerns two criminals who try to recover loot hidden in an isolated manor house. [4]

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References

  1. "The Third Clue (1934)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  3. Chibnall p.281
  4. "The Third Clue (1934) - Albert Parker - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".

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