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Hollywood Stadium Mystery

1938 · 66 min

A breezy, bantering whodunit that treats murder as a playful puzzle, with a whistle as the hook.

Directed by
David Howard
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Venable, Jimmy Wallington
Tagline
Ringside seats for a crime!
Overview
A boxer is killed in the ring, and the only clue is a tune that a man was whistling.

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Directed by
David Howard
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Venable, Jimmy Wallington
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
mystery
Directed by
David Howard
Written by
Stuart E. McGowan, Dorrell McGowan, Stuart Palmer
Starring
Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Venable, Jimmy Wallington, Barbara Pepper, Lucien Littlefield, Lynne Roberts, James Spottswood, Reed Hadley
Runtime
66 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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