Clue of the Twisted Candle
Cast & Crew
Allan Davis
Bernard Lee
David Knight
Francis De Wolff
Colette Wilde
Christine Shaw
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Synopsis
Fearing that his life is in danger, wealthy Greek financier Ramon Karadis installs a direct line to Scotland Yard in his suburban London home. During a visit to Karadis' estate, Superintendent Meredith is notified by the Yard that London playboy John Lexman has confessed to a shooting. While investigating the murder, Meredith learns that the gun Lexman used was given to him by Karadis. Meredith's suspicions that Karadis tricked Lexman into committing the crime increase when the suicide of a rich widow reveals that the woman was being blackmailed by Karadis. Lexman escapes from prison and arranges to meet Meredith at his office. Meanwhile, an eccentric novelist, Dr. Griswold, is seen leaving the Karadis estate. Just after Lexman arrives at Scotland Yard for his appointment, the Karadis direct line rings. Meredith and Lexman rush to the mansion and find Karadis' corpse in a room locked from the inside. The only clues are two partly burned candles--one near the door and one near the telephone. Reconstructing the murder, Meredith shows how the killer gained time for an alibi by using burning candles: as they melted, they caused the door latch to lock and the direct telephone line to activate. Finally, Meredith reveals that Dr. Griswold is still abroad and that Lexman disguised himself as the author in order to kill Karadis. Lexman, Karadis' junior partner in a blackmail racket, committed the murder in order to take over the business.
Director
Allan Davis
Cast
Bernard Lee
David Knight
Francis De Wolff
Colette Wilde
Christine Shaw
Stanley Morgan
A. J. Brown
Richard Caldicot
Edmond Bennett
Simon Lack
Anthony Baird
Gladys Henson
Alfred Maron
Richard Vernon
Kenneth Fortescue
Hazel Hughes
Harry Locke
Roy Purcell
Crew
Ronald Abbott
Wilfred Arnold
Michael Carr
Francis Chagrin
Freda Gibson
Jack Greenwood
Bernard Gribble
Alf Hicks
Derek Holding
Jimmy Komisarjevsky
Harry Kratz
Philip Mackie
Michael Morris
Jim O'connolly
Brian Rhodes
Sid Rider
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Notes
Released in Great Britain in October 1960.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 1968
Released in United States Summer July 1968
