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The Third Clue is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont and Raymond Lovell.[1] The film was based on Neil Gordon's novel The Shakespeare Murders, which also inspired The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938).[2] It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[3]

The Third Clue
Directed by	Albert Parker
Written by	Michael Barringer Lance Sieveking Frank Atkinson
Based on	novel The Shakespeare Murders by Neil Gordon
Produced by	Ernest Gartside
Starring	Molly Lamontn Basil Sydney Raymond Lovell
Cinematography	Robert G. Martin James Wilson
Edited by	Reginald Beck
Production company	Fox-British Pictures
Distributed by	Fox Film Company
Release date	15 April 1935 (1935-04-15)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns two criminals who try to recover loot hidden in an isolated manor house.[4]

Cast

• Basil Sydney as Reinhardt Conway
• Molly Lamont as Rosemary Clayton
• Robert Cochran as Peter Kerrigan
• Alfred Sangster as Rupert Clayton
• C. M. Hallard as Gabriel Wells
• Raymond Lovell as Robinson, the butler
• Adela Mavis as Zeta
• Frank Atkinson as Lefty
• Ernest Sefton as Newman
• Ian Fleming as Mark Clayton
• Bruce Lester as Derek Clayton
• Mabel Terry-Lewis as Mrs. Fuller

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Third Clue at IMDb

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