C. Aubrey Smith

Sam Hardy

Russell Hopton

Ruthelma Stevens

Hale Hamilton

Jack Mulhall

Dorothy Mackaill

Syd Saylor

Paul Cavanagh

Natalie Moorhead

Marion Shilling

William Humphrey

Herman Bing

Dot Farley

Arthur Hoyt

Matthew Betz

Walter Brennan

E. Mason Hopper

Ralph Oberg

Phil Goldstone

Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Ira H. Morgan

Mystery

Curtain at Eight

Larry Darmour Productions

United States of America

English

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When "Wylie Thornton" (Paul Cavanagh), an actor who likes the company of women - not necessarily his wife - is shot at his own birthday party, we have no shortage of suspects. Detectives "Halliday" (Sam Hardy) and his sidekick "Hanvey" (C. Aubrey Smith) are soon drafted in to fathom it all out... Much of this is just a standard whodunit, and as we discover just how unpleasant "Wylie" actually was, we might also want to join the line-up of potential killers, too. What makes this a bit more fun is the dynamic between the two detectives. Hardy, the senior of the two, frequently comes up with half baked solutions whilst Smith proves the far more astute and considered of the pair, who largely lets his pal bask in the glory whilst he does all the work. Good to see Smith given a more substantial role - he plays it well, and there's also a fine contribution from Natalie Moorhead as the deceased man's somewhat clandestine widow "Alma". The writing is simple, but effective, the ending is quite quirky - almost vindicating the crime - and at just over an hour it sustains the suspense quite well...

Curtain at Eight

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