A Shot in the Dark

Apr 5, 1941

0h 57m

★ 5.0

Overview

A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

Genres

Mystery

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

A Shot in the Dark Trailers

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Cast

Peter Kennedy

William Lundigan

Dixie Waye

Nan Wynn

Phillip Richards

Ricardo Cortez

William Ryder

Regis Toomey

Helen Armstrong

Maris Wrixon

Clare Winters

Lucia Carroll

Roger Armstrong

Donald Douglas

Al Martin

Noel Madison

Schaffer

John Gallaudet

Naval Officer

Frank Wilcox

George Kilpatrick

Theodore von Eltz

Blaney

Lee Phelps

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6.2

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6.6

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6.0

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6.8

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6.6

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7.9

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5.6

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5.9

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7.3

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6.6

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5.1

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No overview available.

6.5

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