Murder in Trinidad

Murder in Trinidad
Directed byLouis King
Written bySeton I. Miller
Based onMurder in Trinidad by John Vandercook
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringNigel Bruce
Heather Angel
Victor Jory
Murray Kinnell
CinematographyBarney McGill
Edited byAlfred DeGaetano
Music byDavid Buttolph
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 16, 1934 (1934-05-16)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Murder in Trinidad is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Louis King and starring Nigel Bruce, Heather Angel, Victor Jory, and Murray Kinnell.[1] It was produced and distributed by Fox Film.[2] It is based on the 1933 novel Murder in Trinidad by John Vandercook, which provided the loose inspiration for the later films Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) and The Caribbean Mystery (1945).[3][4]

Plot

Bertram Lynch, a seemingly slow-witted detective, is called in by the Governor of Trinidad to investigate stolen Brazilian diamonds that are being smuggled through the island. When the Governor is then murdered, Lynch leads the search for the culprit with the assistance of Joan, the girlfriend of the Governor's nephew.

Cast

Victor Jory and Heather Angel.

References

  1. ^ Murder in Trinidad BFI Database entry, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Solomon p.347
  3. ^ Goble p.474
  4. ^ Backer p.297

Bibliography

  • Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.


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