Candles at Nine (1944)
75 min | Drama, Mystery
A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.
Director: John Harlow
Writers: Anthony Gilbert (novel), John Harlow
Stars: Eliot Makeham, Beatrix Lehmann, John Salew
75 min | Drama, Mystery
A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.
Director: John Harlow
Writers: Anthony Gilbert (novel), John Harlow
Stars: Eliot Makeham, Beatrix Lehmann, John Salew
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00:00Good evening. Good evening. Are you a relative?
00:14No, I'm just an ordinary sort of person. Oh. What do you want?
00:18A little talk with you. May I come in? What's it about?
00:22Julia Carberry. Oh. Won't you please come in?
00:26Thank you. She's just gone.
00:28Yes, I know. I saw her leave. This way, Mr...
00:32Gordon. William Gordon. Mr. Gordon.
00:36I'm Miss Dorothea Capper. Yes, I know. Would you mind telling me your business?
00:41As you see, I'm the general manager of a turf commission agency, but I used to be
00:44with the CID. Oh? A detective?
00:47Ex. How exciting. Not so exciting as it may
00:50seem, but it had its moments. Oh. Miss Capper, what do you think of your
00:54housekeeper? Well, she's... she's a trifle odd. She...
01:01likes the dark. Well, I won't keep you in the dark any longer.
01:04You've inherited a lot of money, Miss Capper. Yes.
01:08And money can be dangerous. To the person who has it?
01:11Sometimes. Particularly when people are disappointed or jealous. Jealous of me?
01:19But why? I want to help people. Yes, and some people want to help
01:24themselves. Oh. Oh, at the moment, there's nothing to
01:28worry about. Now, please look upon me as a friend, and if I can help,
01:32just get in touch with me at any time. You have my number.
01:35That's very kind of you. And now, if you'll excuse me, I must get along. Of
01:38course. You see, Mr. Gordon, I'm a very lonely
01:41person. Until today. Oh yes, of course, I forgot.
01:45But at the moment, I feel rather... Overwhelmed?
01:49Yes. Well, there's no need to be, Miss Capper.
01:52Good night. Good night, and thank you, Mr. Gordon.