Movie
Candles at Nine
A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Candles at Nine was released January 1, 1944. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.
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Cast
Jessie MatthewsDorothea Capper, the Heiress
John StuartWilliam Gardener, Turf Commission
Eliot MakehamEverard Hope
Beatrix LehmannJulia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
John SalewGriggs, Everard's Butler
Joss AmblerGarth Hope
André van GyseghemCecil TempestCredits
- Directed by
- John Harlow
- Written by
- John Harlow, Basil Mason, Anthony Gilbert
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- British National FilmsUnited Kingdom