The Hat Box Mystery is a 1947 mystery film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Tom Neal, Pamela Blake and Allen Jenkins.[1] It was produced as a featurette for release by Robert L. Lippert's Screen Guild Productions. It was shot at the General Service Studios in Hollywood. The film's sets were designed by the art director William Glasgow.

The Hat Box Mystery
Directed byLambert Hillyer
Written byCarl K. Hittleman
Maury Nunes
Produced byRobert L. Lippert
Carl K. Hittleman
Maury Nunes
StarringTom Neal
Pamela Blake
Allen Jenkins
CinematographyJames S. Brown Jr.
Edited byArthur A. Brooks
Music byDarrell Calker
Production
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Screen Art Pictures
Distributed byScreen Guild Productions
Exclusive Films (UK)
Release date
  • June 12, 1947 (1947-06-12)
Running time
44 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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Susan Hart, the secretary and fiancée of private detective Russ Ashton takes a case in his absence. Given a hat box by her client with a hidden camera inside she is told to take a photograph of his wife so he can begin divorce proceedings. Instead when she opens the box the woman is shot dead and she finds herself accused of murder.

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References

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  1. ^ Pitts p.269

Bibliography

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  • Pitts, Michael R. Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press, 1991.
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