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The Hat Box Mystery (1947) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1947 · 44 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Lambert Hillyer
- Starring
- Allen Jenkins, Tom Kennedy, Tom Neal, Steve Clark, Al Hill, Virginia Sale
When a hidden gun in a hat‑box kills a woman, Susan Hart—assistant to private detective Russ Ashton—gets framed for murder. She had been given the box to conceal a camera for a photo. Russ and his associate Harvard investigate to clear her name, proving the weapon was planted and exposing the real killer. Time is short as they chase the killer.
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