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The Mystery of Mr. X: Directed by Edgar Selwyn, Richard Boleslawski. With Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allan, Lewis Stone, Ralph Forbes. A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Edgar Selwyn, Richard Boleslawski
- 1934-02-23
The Mystery of Mr. X is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film starring Robert Montgomery as a jewel thief who gets mixed up in a series of murders in London. It is based on the 1933 novel X v. Rex by Philip MacDonald (under the pen name Martin Porlock), was remade in 1952 as The Hour of 13.
From a novel by Philip MacDonald called The Mystery of the Dead Police, the picture is about a criminal ("Mr. X") who is released from prison after 15 years and sets out to kill 15 London policemen - one for each year of his incarceration. When a jewel thief (Robert Montgomery) gets mistaken for the killer, he must find the real Mr. X before ...
Nov 30, 2015 · Not wanting to be mistaken for a murderer who targets police officers, Revel begins to investigate the slayings and discovers that they're laid out in an X-pattern.
- Crime, Drama
- Robert Montgomery
- Edgar Selwyn
The Mystery of Mr. X is a 1934 American Pre-Code crime film starring Robert Montgomery as a jewel thief who gets mixed up in a series of murders in 19th century London. It is based on the novel X v. Rex by Philip MacDonald (under the pen name Martin Porlock).
- Edgar Selwyn, Richard Boleslawski
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A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
