| A Scream in the Dark | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Screenplay by | Anthony Coldeway Gerald Schnitzer |
| Produced by | George Sherman |
| Starring | Robert Lowery Marie McDonald Edward Brophy Elizabeth Russell Hobart Cavanaugh Wally Vernon Jack La Rue |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Music by | Mort Glickman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 53 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Scream in the Dark is an American comedy crimemystery directed byGeorge Sherman and written byAnthony Coldeway and Gerald Schnitzer in 1943. The film starsRobert Lowery,Marie McDonald,Edward Brophy,Elizabeth Russell,Hobart Cavanaugh andWally Vernon. The film was released on October 15, 1943, byRepublic Pictures.[1][2][3] It is based on the book "The Morgue is Always Open".[4]
Eddie and Mike, a pair ofBrooklyn crooks, are running a detective agency as a scam and asking for payment in advance. They mainly offer to search for missing people and find evidence on people having extramarital affairs.
Mr Norton hires them to find his missing wife and pays $1000 upfront. He is murdered soon after leaving and finding their receipt, the police interview the pair.
Mr Lackey fromTexas also uses their services. He is searching for his wife Muriel, whom he thinks is living as the wife of a Leo Stark. It turns out that she has been married multiple times. Lackey ends up dead, but Eddie and Mike decide it is not Muriel.
When they visit Stark's house, he tries to kill them with a poisoned umbrella, but ends up impaled on his own umbrella. Nevertheless, Muriel is not wholly innocent as she draws a gun on Eddie. After four murders, they are asked to find the chief's wife.
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