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Movie

A Shot in the Dark

Released: January 31, 1935 (1935)

Runtime: 69 minutes

Genres: Mystery, Thriller

An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Robert Warwick as Joseph Harris
Age at release: 56
Robert McKenzie as Sheriff Graves
Age at release: 54
Edward Van Sloan as Professor Bostwick
Age at release: 52
Doris Lloyd as Lucille Coates
Age at release: 43
Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Lottie Case
Age at release: 37
Charles Starrett as Kenneth 'Ken' Harris
Age at release: 31
James Bush as Byron Coates / John Meseraux
Age at release: 27
Eddie Tamblyn as Bill Smart
Age at release: 27
Julian Madison as Charlie Penlon
Age at release: 27
Marion Shilling as Jean Coates
Age at release: 24

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Eric Mayne as Professor at Service (Uncredited)
Age at release: 69
George Morrell as Deputy Ab Barber
Age at release: 63
Herbert Bunston as College Professor
Age at release: 60
Jane Keckley as Bostwick's Housekeeper
Age at release: 58
Robert McKenzie as Sheriff
Age at release: 54
Broderick O'Farrell as Dr. Howell
Age at release: 52
John Davidson as Professor Brand
Age at release: 48
Ralph Brooks as Sam Anderson
Age at release: 30