The Hat Box Mystery

Year: 1947

Runtime: 44 mins

Language: English

Director: Lambert Hillyer

CrimeMysteryComedy

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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