Murder in Times Square (1943) DVD-R

Starring Edmund Lowe, Marguerite Chapman, John Litel, William Wright,
Bruce Bennett, Veda Ann Borg, Gerald Mohr
Directed by Lew Landers

Print: black/white
Runtime: 65 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B

Though somewhat past his prime, Edmund Lowe carries the dramatic
weight of Murder in Times Square with breezy assuredness. Lowe plays
Barrymoresque stage actor Cory Williams, who vaingloriously tries to
solve a bizarre series of murders. Though the killings take place in the
heart of New York, the victims are killed by the venom of a rattlesnake. It
turns out that the killing has a vendetta against theater people, and
Williams may be next on the list. Marguertie Chapman costars as perky
press agent Melinda Mathews, while the many suspects and victims
include Bruce Bennett, Veda Ann Borg, John Litel, and, best of all, Esther
Dale as a crafty panhandler named Longacre Lil.