Murder at Glen Athol

Starring: John Miljan, Irene Ware, Iris Adrian, et al.

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: April 2004
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Gotham (DBA Alpha)
• Director: Frank R. Strayer
• Starring: John Miljan, Irene Ware, Iris Adrian, Noel Madison, Oscar Apfel, Barry Norton, Harry Holman, Betty Blythe, James P. Burtis, Lew Kelly
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Could rival Christie or Sayers.

“Murder at Glen Athol” (1935) “Murder at Glen Athol” (1936) AKA “The Criminal Within” Bill Holt (John Miljan) is a famous detective. He is on vacation and renting a house in Glen Athol. He is invited and practically forced to go to a party in the mansion next door. A wickedly flirtatious girl, Muriel Randel (Iris Adrian), tells him of all the skeletons in everyone’s closet. She seems to be some sort of scamp who uses everyone, including the detective. It seems to be an early night as the detective goes home to finish a book he is writing. The scamp is exhausted and goes to bed early. All is well. Bang! Bang! Shots heard. That night, the butler mistakes a nephew (guest) of being a burglar and shoots him. Soon, other bodies are found, and the simple-minded police pin it on the nephew. Our detective, without overtly playing his hand, must find out the truth. Be sure to concentrate on the first 10-minute introduction of the characters, or you will get lost in the shuffle. Watching many detective movies, it is not hard to guess the whole story as it is thinly masked and hurried at 69 minutes. However, it is fun to watch the story unfold before our eyes, and a rather refreshing but not unique conclusion. The film has the feel that we are coming in, in the middle of a series. However, there is no reference to a book or any other movie with this character. The Writer of the screenplay, John W. Krafft, has a string of credits to his name for many other movies and TV series.