A Scream in the Dark

October. 15,1943      
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A detective tries to prove that a woman is killing her spouses with a spiked umbrella.

Robert Lowery as  Mike Brooker
Marie McDonald as  Joan Allen
Edward Brophy as  Eddie Tough
Elizabeth Russell as  Muriel
Hobart Cavanaugh as  Leo Stark
Wally Vernon as  Klousky
Jack La Rue as  Cross
Frank Fenton as  Sam 'Benny' Lackey
Linda Brent as  Stella
William Haade as  Gerald Messenger

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Reviews

Kattiera Nana
1943/10/15

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Softwing
1943/10/16

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

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RipDelight
1943/10/17

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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SanEat
1943/10/18

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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James Knoppow
1943/10/19

This detective mystery film is an actioner; it moves right along without a single letdown. With the exception of the always wooden Robert Lowery, the cast is really excellent, and for us guys, Marie McDonald is very easy on the eyes. Edward Brophy does his usual fine job as the side-kick, Elizabeth Russell was one of the femme-fatale greats, and Jack LaRue, as the good guy cop, is playing out of type, but does as fine a job being heroic as he does being a slime-ball. Despite the body count, the film is also light hearted without being sappy, and that's more than one should ask of an el cheapo Republic film.

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SkippyDevereaux
1943/10/20

A very good film from Republic Studios. This is a short, but very entertaining film. I liked this one,and even though it is a low budget, you would never know it from the look of it. The cinematography is clear and the acting is quite good for this type of picture. Robert Lowery and Edward Brophy are quite a pair and very good together. Not bad for a "B" picture. Too bad that more of these unknown "little" films are not put out on DVD, as I would gladly buy them.I know that it is the type film that would never win an Academy Award, but still is very entertaining, if you like mysteries, or mysteries with a tinge of comedy from the 1940's !!

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