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The Third Clue

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The Third Clue
Directed byAlbert Parker
Written by
Based onnovel The Shakespeare Murders by Neil Gordon
Produced byErnest Gartside
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byReginald Beck
Production
company
Fox-British Pictures
Distributed byFox Film Company
Release date
  • 15 April 1935 (1935-04-15)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Third Clue is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont and Raymond Lovell.[1] The film was based on Neil Gordon's novel The Shakespeare Murders, which also inspired The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938).[2] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[3]

Synopsis

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The screenplay concerns two criminals who try to recover loot hidden in an isolated manor house.[4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Third Clue (1934)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Chibnall p.281
  4. ^ "The Third Clue (1934) - Albert Parker - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".

Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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