The Hat Box Mystery (1947)

The Hat Box Mystery (1947)

Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim! 1947-06-12 United States of America 44 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case and prove that the fatal shot was fired by the killer from across the street.

Cast

Tom Neal is Russ Ashton
Russ Ashton
Pamela Blake is Susan Hart
Susan Hart
Allen Jenkins is 'Harvard'
'Harvard'
Virginia Sale is Veronica Hoopler
Veronica Hoopler
Leonard Penn is Stevens, aka John Moreland
Stevens, aka John Moreland
Olga Andre is Marie Moreland
Marie Moreland
Tom Kennedy is Policeman Murphy
Policeman Murphy
Al Hill is Flint
Flint
Edward Keane is District Attorney
District Attorney
A. Robert Nunes is Witness (As Bob Nunes)
Witness (As Bob Nunes)
Jack Cheatham is Policeman
Policeman