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A Shot in the Dark

Directed by William C. McGann

MysteryComedyDrama

A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

Cast

William Lundigan

Peter Kennedy

Dixie Waye

Phillip Richards

William Ryder

Crew

M. Coates Webster

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Original Music Composer

James Van Trees

Director of Photography

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Reporter (uncredited)

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Waldo - Nightclub Chef (uncredited)

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A Shot in the Dark is about a reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

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William C. McGann directed A Shot in the Dark.

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