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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.
- Carl K. Hittleman, Maury Nunes
- Robert L. Lippert, Carl K. Hittleman, Maury Nunes
When the private eye is away, his secretary will play by taking on cases of her own which lead to trouble. A lightweight mystery with more comedy relief than it needs. Directed by Lambert Hillyer. Released in 1947. Complete print (minus a few missing frames)
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The Hat Box Mystery: Directed by Lambert Hillyer. With Tom Neal, Pamela Blake, Allen Jenkins, Virginia Sale. 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.
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- Short, Action, Comedy
- Lambert Hillyer
- 1947-06-12
Overview. 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.
In New York City, society matron Marie Moreland's life is threatened by a blackmailer named Stevens. Meanwhile, at the Ashton Detective Agency, Russ Ashton, his secretary and fiancée, Susie Hart, and his assistant, Harvard, wait for clients while filling up on hamburgers from Harvard's girl friend, Veronica Hooper, who runs a diner.
Synopsis. 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.
