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Mystery in Swing

1940 1h 6m Mystery & Thriller List
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Reporter Biff Boyd (Monte Hawley) and his secretary girlfriend, Linda Carroll (Marguerite Whitten), go to interview prominent jazz trumpeter Prince Ellis (Robert Webb), whose reputation as a rake is as well known as his musical abilities. Linda's younger sister pleads to accompany them, as she finds Prince attractive. After an evening drinking, Prince mysteriously drops dead as he is about to play, and suspicion falls on club singer Maxine (Josephine Edwards) -- until she, too, turns up dead.

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Walter Selden Motion Picture Daily Arthur Dreifuss, as producer and director, and Rudolph Brent, as associate producer, have balanced the mystery and comedy elements well, and retained pace and showmanship throughout. Jan 27, 2021 Full Review Film Daily Staff The Film Daily The story has been developed in an interesting fashion, the action is well paced, comedy appears at various intervals, and with much of the doings around a night club, there's music and dancing. Jan 27, 2021 Full Review Boxoffice Staff Boxoffice Magazine The cast, largely comprising night-club entertainers, delivers competently and there are a few welcome and well-done musical interludes. Dec 2, 2020 Full Review Earl J. Morris Pittsburgh Courier Unfortunately, due to the mystery angle, we cannot give you a synopsis of the play. It is a "who done it" ala the Thin Man. And believe you me it will hold your attention and you will find yourself playing detective. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 1, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Reporter Biff Boyd (Monte Hawley) and his secretary girlfriend, Linda Carroll (Marguerite Whitten), go to interview prominent jazz trumpeter Prince Ellis (Robert Webb), whose reputation as a rake is as well known as his musical abilities. Linda's younger sister pleads to accompany them, as she finds Prince attractive. After an evening drinking, Prince mysteriously drops dead as he is about to play, and suspicion falls on club singer Maxine (Josephine Edwards) -- until she, too, turns up dead.
Director
Arthur Dreifuss
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2020
Runtime
1h 6m