A Night for Crime(1943)
A COZY MURDER! A MAD ROMANCE! IT'S GAY and GHOULISH !
A dark night in war time, with several black-outs, it's just a night for murder. Susan Cooper, a fast-talking girl reporter, doubles as amateur sleuth solving yet another mystery among Hollywood's famous.
Movie: A Night for Crime
Top 10 Billed Cast
Susan Cooper
Joe Powell
Det. Hoffman
Police Chief Williams
Hamilton Hart
Mona Harrison
Arthur Evans
Ellen Smith
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