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Candles at Nine
Candles at Nine is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann.
Plot
After the mysterious death of wealthy old Everard Hope (Eliot Makeham), his avaricious relatives are little pleased to discover that his estate has been left to distant relation Dorothea Capper (Jessie Matthews), a young showgirl. The one condition of the will is that she must stay in Hope's spooky mansion for a month. After several attempts on Dorothea's life, detective William Gardener (John Stuart) decides to investigate.
Cast
More details
author | Basil Mason |
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contentLocation | London |
director | John Harlow |
editor | Vi Burdon |
genre | mystery |
keywords | mysterious death |
musicBy | Charles Williams |
producer | Wallace Orton |
productionCompany | British National Films |
publisher | Anglo-American Film Corporation |