A Scream in the Dark (1943)
- Starring:
- Robert Lowery, Marie McDonald, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Sherman
Synopsis of A Scream in the Dark
No relation to the 1935 Lon Chaney Jr. vehicle of the same name, Republic's A Scream in the Dark is based on The Morgue is Always Open, a novel by Jerome Odlum. Robert Lowery plays Mike Brooker, a police reporter and amateur sleuth. Mike finds himself up to his neck in danger and intrigue when tracking down an elusive killer. The murders are committed by a stiletto-tipped umbrella, and there is no shortage of suspects. With only 53 minutes' running time, Mike is forced to assemble the clues in record time, with nary a pause for breath or logic. Marie "The Body" McDonald is better than usual as the hero's sweetheart, while Elizabeth Russell, a fixture of Val Lewton's RKO horror films, is suitably sinister as an oft-widowed suspect. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of A Scream in the Dark
- Robert Lowery - Mike Brooker
- Edward S. Brophy - Eddie Tough
- Hobart Cavanaugh - Leo Starke
- Elizabeth Russell - Muriel
- William Haade - Gerald Messenger
- Arthur Loft - Norton
- Marie McDonald - Joan Allen
- Wally Vernon - Clousky
- Jack LaRue - Cross
- Frank Fenton - Lackey
- Linda Brent - Stella
- Kitty McHugh - Maisie
- Director(s):
- George Sherman
- Writer(s):
- Gerald J. Schnitzer, Anthony Coldeway
- Producer(s):
- George Sherman
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