Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)


Radio Pictures
Directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Helen Broderick is the new Hildegarde Withers, but I did not notice any drop in quality. In fact, I liked this entry better than the older ones. A debutante is murdered while horseback riding in Central Park. The suspects include her friends and relations. Much of the plot takes place in a musty old mansion, giving it a creepy atmosphere missing from previous entries in the series. The confession by the murderer is also more dramatic than usual, and quite effective.

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