Movie: The Roof

Top 10 Billed Cast

Leslie Perrins
Leslie Perrins

Inspector Darrow

Judy Gunn
Judy Gunn

Carole Foster

Russell Thorndike
Russell Thorndike

Clive Bristow

Michael Hogan
Michael Hogan

Samuel Morton

Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard

Arthur Stannard

Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham

John Rutherford

George Zucco
George Zucco

James Renton

Leo Britt
Leo Britt

Tony Freyne

D.J. Williams
D.J. Williams

Fritz Klein

Hector Abbas
Hector Abbas

Otto Bemberg

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    Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.

  • Release Date

    1933-01-01

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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