The Hat Box Mystery

Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim!

4.519470h 44mReleased

Crime

Comedy

Mystery

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1947-06-12

Runtime0h 44m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

private detective

Cast & Crew

Tom Neal

as Russ Ashton

Pamela Blake

as Susan Hart

Allen Jenkins

as 'Harvard'

Virginia Sale

as Veronica Hoopler

Leonard Penn

as Stevens, aka John Moreland

Olga Andre

as Marie Moreland

Tom Kennedy

as Policeman Murphy

Al Hill

as Flint

Edward Keane

as District Attorney

Zon Murray

as Joe

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jul 7, 2022

5/10

Pamela Blake is "Susan", the assistant to PI Tom Neal ("Russ") whose business has rather hit the skids. Whilst he is away, she takes on a case trying to prove infidelity and using a hat box that, ostensibly, conceals a harmless camera she follows her target. Unfortunately, her snaps have a fatal consequence and she is charged with murder. It falls …

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