A Thief in the Dark (1928)
54 mins | Mystery | 20 May 1928
Cast:
George Meeker, Doris Hill, Gwen Lee [ More ]Director:
Albert RayWriters:
C. Graham Baker , Albert Ray, Kenneth Hawks, Andrew BennisonCinematographer:
Arthur EdesonEditor:
Jack DennisProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.Writing credits for the film vary within available contemporary sources: According to copyright records, the story was by Albert Ray and Andrew Bennison, with the scenario written by C. Graham Baker; The Var review credits only Bennison with the story and William Kernell with the titles; the FD review does not give a story credit, but attributes the scenario to C. Graham Baker and the titles to William Kernell. Although some sources attribute the story to Kenneth Hawks, his contribution to the story is doubtful. ...
Writing credits for the film vary within available contemporary sources: According to copyright records, the story was by Albert Ray and Andrew Bennison, with the scenario written by C. Graham Baker; The Var review credits only Bennison with the story and William Kernell with the titles; the FD review does not give a story credit, but attributes the scenario to C. Graham Baker and the titles to William Kernell. Although some sources attribute the story to Kenneth Hawks, his contribution to the story is doubtful.
A troupe of fake spiritualists traveling with a carnival are crooks on the side. Professor Xeno, a mystic, kills a "rich old bunny" for a case of jewels, while Ernest, the newest recruit, falls for Elise, the granddaughter. Ernest relents after his first job and turns hero by exposing Xeno as the murderer. Xeno meets his end when the jewel case, wired for burglars, blows up in his face when he opens ...
A troupe of fake spiritualists traveling with a carnival are crooks on the side. Professor Xeno, a mystic, kills a "rich old bunny" for a case of jewels, while Ernest, the newest recruit, falls for Elise, the granddaughter. Ernest relents after his first job and turns hero by exposing Xeno as the murderer. Xeno meets his end when the jewel case, wired for burglars, blows up in his face when he opens it.
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