The Crimson Candle

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The Crimson Candle
Directed by Bernard Mainwaring
Written byBernard Mainwaring
Produced byBernard Mainwaring
Starring Eve Gray
Eliot Makeham
Kenneth Kove
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 1934 (1934-02)
Running time
48 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Crimson Candle is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove. [1] It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [2]

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Plot

A doctor attempts to prove that a maid is a murderer.

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Chibnall p.271

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