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A Strange Adventure (1932 film)

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A Strange Adventure
Dwight Frye in the film
Directed byPhil Whitman
Written byArthur Hoerl (story)
Lee Chadwick
Hampton Del Ruth
Produced byI.E. Chadwick
StarringRegis Toomey
June Clyde
Lucille La Verne
CinematographyLeon Shamroy
Edited byCarl Pierson
Music byAbe Meyer
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • November 20, 1932 (1932-11-20)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Strange Adventure is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Phil Whitman and starring Regis Toomey, June Clyde and Lucille La Verne.[1] It is also known by the alternative title of The Wayne Murder Case.

Plot

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When disagreeable millionaire Silas Wayne is murdered in his mansion with a large crowd of guests present who "saw nothing", it is up to homicide detective Mitchell to discover which of Wayne's abused employees or greedy relatives might have committed the crime.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Gates p. 95

Bibliography

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  • Gates, Phillipa. Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press, 2011.
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