A Shot in the Dark

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Homicide detective Bill Ryder reluctantly teams up with wise-cracking newshound Peter Kennedy to solve a pair of murders.

Phil Richards is selling his nightclub to an out-of-town buyer, and the local mob express their dissatisfaction with the arrangement. After the buyer arrives in town, he is shot and killed. Richards' friends - homicide detective Bill Ryder and nosy newspaperman Peter Kennedy - work on the case.—Ray Hamel

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Keywords
  • reporter
  • murder
  • detective
  • nightclub
  • singer
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Drama
Release date Apr 4, 1941
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies Warner Bros.

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Tech specs

Runtime 57m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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