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22/07/1940 Mystery, Comedy, Romance 1h 39m
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Mystery thrills in a LOVE NEST!

Overview

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet grew up, but when they try to move in the previous owner is nowhere to be found, until they start to clean the house and find his body in the cellar...

  1. Arthur B. Woods

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Montgomery

    Lord Peter Wimsey

  2. Constance Cummings

    Harriet Vane

  3. Leslie Banks

    Inspector Kirk

  4. Seymour Hicks

    Mervyn Bunter (as Sir Seymour Hicks)

  5. Robert Newton

    Frank Crutchley

  6. Googie Withers

    Polly

  7. Frank Pettingell

    Puffett

  8. Joan Kemp-Welch

    Aggie Twitterton

  9. Aubrey Mallalieu

    Rev. Simon Goodacre

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-02-24
The criminal fraternity is about to breathe an huge sigh of relief. "Lord Peter Wimsey" (Robert Montgomery) and his crime-writing fiancée "Harriet" (Constance Cummings) are to marry - and to hang up their magnifying glasses. That is, until they arrive at their new/her old home and first thing they discover after he has carried her over the threshold is - a body! It belongs to "Noakes" from whom "Lord Peter" bought the property and soon they must work with old friend "Insp. Kirk" (Leslie Banks) to identify the killer - and boy, are there a few suspects who loathed the unpopular old fellow. The...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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