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The Lady in Scarlet

When a wealthy art dealer is murdered, the private investigator hired for the case discovers a web of blackmail, corruption and stolen bonds.

Top Cast

  • Reginald Denny

    Reginald Denny

    Oliver Keith

  • Patricia Farr

    Patricia Farr

    Ella Carey

  • Jameson Thomas

    Jameson Thomas

    Dr. Phillip J. Boyer

  • Dorothy Revier

    Dorothy Revier

    Julia Sayre

  • James Bush

    James Bush

    Arthur Pennyward

  • John St. Polis

    John St. Polis

    Jerome T. Shelby

  • Claudia Dell

    Claudia Dell

    Alice Sayre

  • John T. Murray

    John T. Murray

    Albert J. Sayre

  • Lew Kelly

    Lew Kelly

    Police Inspector Lewis Trainey

Overview

When a wealthy art dealer is murdered, the private investigator hired for the case discovers a web of blackmail, corruption and stolen bonds.

Rating

4.6 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 19, 2022

    Reginald Denny is on good form in this rather formulaic whodunnit as "Oliver Keith" - an accomplished PI drafted in to investigate the killing of a wealthy art dealer. Once on the case, he discovers there is a lot more to the case than just the fatality - and there are no lack of suspects mired in this tale of greed and ambition. What helps this along nicely is the engaging double-play between Denny and his equally competent, if somewhat undervalued, assistant "Ella" (Patricia Farr) and Lew Kelly is quite good as the pretty hapless policeman. Only an hour long, but still a decently paced nostalgic look at crime fighting in days when everyone wore a hat and called themselves Mr. & Miss.

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