Candles at Nine - 1944

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.

82min
1944
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.7/10

Cast

Jessie Matthews profile pictureJessie MatthewsDorothea Capper, the Heiress
John Stuart profile pictureJohn StuartWilliam Gardener, Turf Commission
Eliot Makeham profile pictureEliot MakehamEverard Hope
Beatrix Lehmann profile pictureBeatrix LehmannJulia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
John Salew profile pictureJohn SalewGriggs, Everard's Butler
Joss Ambler profile pictureJoss AmblerGarth Hope
Winifred Shotter profile pictureWinifred ShotterBrenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife
Reginald Purdell profile pictureReginald PurdellCharles Lacey
Ernest Butcher profile pictureErnest ButcherEveard's Gardener
C. Denier Warren profile pictureC. Denier WarrenMiddleton, the Executor
Patricia Hayes profile picturePatricia HayesGwendolyn, the Maid

About Candles at Nine

Candles at Nine Overview

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.

Runtime: 82min

Extra details

Original Title: Candles at Nine
Original Language: English
Directed By: John Harlow
Production Companies
British National Films