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The Twenty Questions Murder M…

  • 6.2 /10

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Plot

The story evolves around a radio panel game show "Twenty Questions." The panel is challenged with an anonymous question. The answer leads to a series of murders in which the killer uses the programme to name his victims in advance. Two reporters spot a link between them and enlist the aid of the panel in trapping the guilty party.

Cast

Robert Beatty as Bob Beacham
Robert Beatty

as Bob Beacham

Rona Anderson as Mary Game
Rona Anderson

as Mary Game

Clifford Evans as Tom Harmon
Clifford Evans

as Tom Harmon

Edward Lexy as Det. Insp. Charlton
Edward Lexy

as Det. Insp. Charlton

Olga Lindo as Olive Tavy
Olga Lindo

as Olive Tavy

Daphne Padel as Self - The Twenty Questions Team
Daphne Padel

as Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Jeanne De Casalis as Self - The Twenty Questions Team guest artiste
Jeanne De Casalis

as Self - The Twenty Questions Team guest artiste

Jack Train as Self - The Twenty Questions Team
Jack Train

as Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Stewart MacPherson as Self - The Twenty Questions Team
Stewart MacPherson

as Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Norman Hackforth as Self - The Twenty Questions Team 'Mystery Voice'
Norman Hackforth

as Self - The Twenty Questions Team 'Mystery Voice'

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Not Rated

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 31, 1950

Production Companies

  • Pax Films

  • Pendennis Productions

  • Grand National Pictures

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.58 hrs

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Reviews

A strange attempt to make a movie attraction based on a staid BBC radio panel show. The regulars of the show appear as themselves, very stiffly. A listener sends in questions to be answered on the show, committing a murder to match each of his suggestions. Tough reporter Beatty and cute Anderson try to catch him. The mystery is less interesting than seeing the recreation showing how quiz shows we…

I really quite enjoyed this rather quirky crime thriller. It starts off with the most spurious of clues - a man writes into the famous BBC radio panel game "20 Questions" with a puzzle for them all. The answer turns out to be incredibly similar to the circumstances of a murder the next day... When this happens again, two sparring reporters get down to investigating what's going on. Robert Beattty…