THE PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY (1936):
Neil Du Beck, receives his sixth death threat note on the last day of the picture's filming. Neil attends the preview with his co-star Claire Woodward, who is also married to their director, E. Gordon Smith. When the film ends, Claire discovers that Neil is dead in his seat, and it is later revealed that he died of poisoning. During the filming of another picture starring Claire, an actor shoots at her with a gun supposedly filled with blanks. Fortunately his aim is off, for the gun is actually loaded with real bullets. In the box of blanks, Detective McKane discovers another death threat note. McKane has the entire studio closed, allowing no one in or out until he catches the murderer. Meanwhile, Johnny Morgan, head of publicity, tries to figure out who the murderer is with his secretary, Peggy Madison, an astrology buff to whom he constantly proposes.
DVD-R is in English with no subtitles. Approx. 60 mins. See film samples for sound and video quality!
THE ADMIRAL'S SECRET (1934):
A retired naval officer has acquired a valuable relic by force. He is pursued to his retirement cottage by two groups of Spaniards. The film revolves around their attempts to reclaim the relic and his to resist them. There is also a curse of death attached to the relic, so our Navy fellow thinks he's doing everyone a favor by keeping it out of circulation, notwithstanding the fact that he reckons it's worth about half a million pounds.
DVD-R is in English with no subtitles. Approx. 60 mins. See film samples for sound and video quality!