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  • Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
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    60 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
Approved
60 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

Bayard Thatcher is blackmailing the family into which he has married: He demands $25,000 by the next night or else he will tell about shady deals and family skeletons. That is the price the bully Bayard demands for leaving the family alone...See moreBayard Thatcher is blackmailing the family into which he has married: He demands $25,000 by the next night or else he will tell about shady deals and family skeletons. That is the price the bully Bayard demands for leaving the family alone. At midnight, he is shot and Dr. Carick is called. He has Nurse Sally Keating take care of Bayard's superficial wound and watch over him. Later that night while he is out arguing with someone, a mysterious person steals the gun under his pillow. He is still alive in the morning and demands the money before nightfall, but he does not live long enough to claim it. Who did him in? Nurse Keating has some clues and a lot of questions. Written by Tony Fontana See less
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Director
Writers
Luci Ward (screen play) | Roy Chanslor (screen play) | Mignon G. Eberhart (story by)
Cinematographer
Arthur L. Todd (photography)
Editor
Louis Hesse (edited by)
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Updated May 19, 1936

Release date
Jun 13, 1936 (United States)

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Cast

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Lyle Talbot
Dr. Allen Carick Dr. Allen Carick   See fewer
Marguerite Churchill
Sally Keating Sally Keating   See fewer
Claire Dodd
Janice Thatcher Janice Thatcher   See fewer
John Eldredge
John Tweed John Tweed   See fewer
Bill Elliott
Dave Thatcher (as Gordon Elliott) Dave Thatcher (as Gordon Elliott)   See fewer
Virginia Brissac
Adela Thatcher Adela Thatcher   See fewer
William B. Davidson
Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson) Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Hilary Thatcher Hilary Thatcher   See fewer
Florence Fair
Evelyn Thatcher Evelyn Thatcher   See fewer
Stuart Holmes
Higby - Butler Higby - Butler   See fewer
Lottie Williams
Emeline Emeline   See fewer
Mary Treen
Florrie Florrie   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Cab Driver Cab Driver   See fewer
Henry Otho
Sheriff Frank Whiting Sheriff Frank Whiting   See fewer
Tom McGuire
Spears - the Druggist (uncredited) Spears - the Druggist (uncredited)   See fewer
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