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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.

  • Mystery
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jessie MatthewsJessie MatthewsDorothea Capper, the Heiress
  • Photo of John StuartJohn StuartWilliam Gardener, Turf Commission
  • Photo of Eliot MakehamEliot MakehamEverard Hope
  • Photo of Beatrix LehmannBeatrix LehmannJulia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
  • Photo of John SalewJohn SalewGriggs, Everard's Butler
  • Photo of Joss AmblerJoss AmblerGarth Hope
  • Photo of Vera BogettiVera BogettiLucille Hope, Garth's Wife
  • Photo of André van GyseghemAndré van GyseghemCecil Tempest
  • Photo of Winifred ShotterWinifred ShotterBrenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife
  • Photo of Reginald PurdellReginald PurdellCharles Lacey

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