Film
The Hat Box Mystery
1947· 0h 44m· Comedy· Crime· Mystery
“Like-a-Jack-in-the-Box----Murder jumped out and claimed its Victim!”
Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case.
1947-06-12
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorLambert Hillyer
WriterDon Martin
ScreenplayCarl K. Hittleman
EditorArthur A. Brooks
Full cast & crew (14 cast · 9 crew)
Details
Released1947-06-12
Runtime0h 44m
StatusReleased
StudiosRobert L. Lippert Productions · Screen Art Pictures Corp.
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating4.5/10 · 6 votes
Original languageen