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  • The Mystery Club (1926)
  • 70 min | Drama, Mystery
The Mystery Club (1926)
70 min | Drama, Mystery

The Mystery Club, an organization of millionaires, draws up an agreement at the instigation of Cranahan, wagering that crimes can be committed without detection by the police; Inspector Burke serves as arbiter. A forfeiture of $25,000 is ...See moreThe Mystery Club, an organization of millionaires, draws up an agreement at the instigation of Cranahan, wagering that crimes can be committed without detection by the police; Inspector Burke serves as arbiter. A forfeiture of $25,000 is set, and the members draw secret lots to decide who is to be the criminal. When Burke himself is reported murdered, the members agree to cancel the agreement but cannot find the document. The jewels of Mrs. Vanderveer are also missing, and in their place she finds a note implicating the club and causing the members to suspect one another. Nancy telephones club member Dick Bernard, her sweetheart, that the jewels will be returned for a fee, which Dick delivers to her in a low dive; subsequently, a kidnapping and forgery charge is laid at the club's door. Cranahan finally explains that he has schemed to get the club members interested in criminology, and thus relieved of their "crimes" they gladly contribute to an institute for criminal reform. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Writers
Helen Broderick (scenario) | Edward J. Montagne (scenario) | Arthur Somers Roche (story "The Crimes of the Armchair Club")
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Updated Aug 30, 1926

Release date
Sep 12, 1926 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Matt Moore
Dick Bernard Dick Bernard   See fewer
Edith Roberts
Nancy Darrell Nancy Darrell   See fewer
Mildred Harris
Mrs. Kate Vandeerveer Mrs. Kate Vandeerveer   See fewer
Charles Lane
John Cranahan John Cranahan   See fewer
Warner Oland
Eli Sinsabaugh Eli Sinsabaugh   See fewer
Henry Hebert
Scott Glendenning (as Henry Herbert) Scott Glendenning (as Henry Herbert)   See fewer
Károly Huszár
Alonzo (as Charles Puffy) Alonzo (as Charles Puffy)   See fewer
Frank Finch Smiles
Wilkins (as Finch Smiles) Wilkins (as Finch Smiles)   See fewer
Earl Metcalfe
Red (as Earl Metcalf) Red (as Earl Metcalf)   See fewer
Nat Carr
Eric Hudson Eric Hudson   See fewer
Jed Prouty
Amos Herriman Amos Herriman   See fewer
Alfred Allen
Insp. Burke Insp. Burke   See fewer
Sidney Bracey
Detective Detective   See fewer
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