''The Gables Mystery'' is a 1938 British

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

Harry Hughes Harry Roe Hughes (November 13, 1926 – March 13, 2019) was an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 57th Governor of Maryland from 1979 to 1987. Early life and family Hughes was born in Easton, Maryland, the ...

and starring Francis L. Sullivan,

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and

Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains. After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films. Personal life and death Perrins ...

. It is an adaptation of the play ''The Man at Six'' by Jack Celestin and

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, previously made into a 1931 film of the same title which was also directed by Hughes. It was shot at

Welwyn Studios Welwyn Studios was a British film studio located at Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire. The facility operated between 1928 and 1950. The studios were first constructed by British Instructional Films, and converted to make so ...

as a

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for release by

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.Chibnall p.299

Plot

Police are called to investigate a murder at a country house named The Gables where they find a number of strange characters living.

Cast

* Francis L. Sullivan as Power *

as Helen Vane *

as Inspector Lloyd * Derek Gorst as Frank Rider *

Jerry Verno Jerry Verno (26 July 1895 – 29 June 1975) was a British film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1931 and 1966, including five films directed by Michael Powell, and two with Alfred Hitchcock. He was born in London. As well as appearing i ...

as Potts *

Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a ...

as Sir James Rider * Sidney King as Mortimer *

Laura Wright Laura Alice Wright (née Sisk; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Allison "Ally" Rescott on ''Loving (TV series), Loving'' (1991 to 1995) and ''The City (1995 TV series), The City'' (1995 ...

as Mrs Mullins * Ben Williams as Uncredited

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007.

External links

* 1938 films 1938 crime films Films directed by Harry Hughes British black-and-white films British crime films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films British films based on plays Remakes of British films Quota quickies Films shot at Welwyn Studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films English-language crime films {{1930s-UK-film-stub