The Perfect Clue (1935)
“Solved by a trick of Fate. Yet these two lovers were standing at the very door of death!”
Mona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her father is engaged to a woman she hates. She runs away, via various modes of transportation, and hires an ex-con, David Mannering, to drive her around as she eludes the all-out search conducted by her father and her fiancée, Ronnie Van Zandt. A romance is blossoming until her chauffeur is arrested for the murder of a crime-syndicate boss.
- Date of release
- 1935-03-13
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Robert G. Vignola
Casting
- David Manners — David Mannering
- Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher — Ronnie Van Zandt
- Dorothy Libaire — Mona Stewart
- Betty Blythe — Ursula Chesebrough
- William P. Carleton — Jerome Stewart
- Ralf Harolde — Sid Barkley
- Ernie Adams — Butch Carter
- Robert Gleckler — Delaney
- Frank Darien — Stationmaster
- Charles Cahill Wilson — District Attorney
- Jack Richardson — Simms
- Pat O'Malley — Police Officer
Interesting facts
The Perfect Clue is a 1935 American comedy crime film produced by Larry Darmour for Majestic Pictures, directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring David Manners, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher and Betty Blythe. The screenplay was written by Albert DeMond based on the story Lawless Honeymoon by Lolita Ann Westman. The film was released on March 13, 1935.
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