The Dark Hour (1936 film)


The Dark Hour is a 1936 American film directed by Charles Lamont.

Plot

When Elsa Carson's Uncle, Henry Carson, is found murdered there is no shortage of suspects. To start with these include her other Uncle, Charles Carson, her fiancé, Jim Landis, who is investigating the case; her Aunt, Mrs. Tallman ; and Foot, the Butler.
Elsa also doesn't know that retired Police Detective, Paul Bernard, has been on the trail of her Uncle Charles and the Butler for years, or that others might have their own motives for the murder.
Things then start to look bleak for Elsa when the murder weapon and a disguise are found in her room.

Differences from novel

based the screenplay on the 1928 novel The Last Trap, by American mystery writer Sinclair Gluck. The working title for the film was "The Last Trap".
The film omits many details from the novel. As Retired Police Detective Paul Bernard, admits to his young protégé, Jim Landis, he only moved to the neighbourhood to gather evidence against Elsa's Uncle Charles Carson ; and finally caught him in “The Last Trap” after a year.

Cast