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Tall, Dark and Dead

Tall, Dark and Dead (1952)

1h 5m | PG-13

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A 1952 crime film edited from tv series Craig Kennedy, Criminologist. A well-known stage star is shot at when he approaches the front door of Craig Kennedy's laboratory. Later, the actor is murdered in his backstage dressing room, and Kennedy, aided by Police Inspector J. J. Burke and Evening Star reporter Walt James, is drawn into one of his most bizarre adventures. Blamour, sex and publicity motivate the mystery, played before an intriguing background of Oriental stage-settings and theatrical backdrops. Passions, bot homicidal and amorous, almost lead to Kennedy's death at the hands of the killer.

Director: Adrian Weiss

Studio: Louis Weiss Productions

Genre: Crime

Video: 720p

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Cast

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

as Craig Kennedy

Lewis Wilson

Lewis Wilson

as Walter Jameson

Mara Corday

Mara Corday

as Greta Varden

Sydney Mason

Sydney Mason

as Inspector Burke

Bert Arnold

Bert Arnold

as Gardner