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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.
Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
William Gardener, Turf Commission
Everard Hope
Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
Griggs, Everard's Butler
Garth Hope
Cecil Tempest
Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife
Charles Lacey
Eveard's Gardener
Middleton, the Executor
Gwendolyn, the Maid
January 1, 1944
Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
William Gardener, Turf Commission
Everard Hope
Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
Griggs, Everard's Butler
Garth Hope
Cecil Tempest
Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife
Charles Lacey
Eveard's Gardener
Middleton, the Executor
Gwendolyn, the Maid
Similar to Candles at Nine
