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The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950)

01/31/1950 Mystery, Comedy, Crime 1h 35m
55%
User
Score
6.2/10

Overview

The story evolves around a radio panel game show "Twenty Questions." The panel is challenged with an anonymous question. The answer leads to a series of murders in which the killer uses the programme to name his victims in advance. Two reporters spot a link between them and enlist the aid of the panel in trapping the guilty party.

Paul L. Stein

Director

Victor Katona

Screenplay

Patrick Kirwan

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Bob Beacham

Rona Anderson

Rona Anderson

Mary Game

Clifford Evans

Clifford Evans

Tom Harmon

Edward Lexy

Edward Lexy

Det. Insp. Charlton

Olga Lindo

Olga Lindo

Olive Tavy

Daphne Padel

Daphne Padel

Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Jeanne De Casalis

Jeanne De Casalis

Self - The Twenty Questions Team guest artiste

Jack Train

Jack Train

Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Stewart MacPherson

Stewart MacPherson

Self - The Twenty Questions Team

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Reviews

A review by dennyjt

Written on July 25, 2022

A strange attempt to make a movie attraction based on a staid BBC radio panel show. The regulars of the show appear as themselves, very stiffly. A listener sends in questions to be answered on the show, committing a murder to match each of his suggestions. Tough reporter Beatty and cute Anderson try to catch him. The mystery is less interesting than seeing the recreation showing how quiz shows were recorded....

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on December 28, 2022

I really quite enjoyed this rather quirky crime thriller. It starts off with the most spurious of clues - a man writes into the famous BBC radio panel game "20 Questions" with a puzzle for them all. The answer turns out to be incredibly similar to the circumstances of a murder the next day... When this happens again, two sparring reporters get down to investigating what's going on. Robert Beattty and Rona Anderson blend their gentle journalistic competitiveness (and a gently burgeoning romance) well, and alongside Edward Lexy as the pursuing policeman ("Insp. Charlton") and the real quiz panel - including legendary British broadcasters Richard Dimbleby and Jack Train - help to keep the mystery rolling along nicely. It's just a bit too long, I felt - the story does start to recycle itself a...

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