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The Mystery of Mr. X: Directed by Edgar Selwyn, Richard Boleslawski. With Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allan, Lewis Stone, Ralph Forbes. A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Edgar Selwyn, Richard Boleslawski
- 1934-02-23
The Mystery of Mr. X is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film starring Robert Montgomery as a jewel thief who gets mixed up in a series of murders in London. It is based on the 1933 novel X v. Rex by Philip MacDonald (under the pen name Martin Porlock), was remade in 1952 as The Hour of 13.
Aware that the police believe that Mr. X has the diamond, the true thieves, Nick Revel and his cohorts--taxi driver Joseph Horatio Palmer and insurance clerk Hutchinson--decide to wait until Mr. X is apprehended before collecting a 10,000 pound insurance reward on the gem.
In 19th-century London, jewel thief Nicholas Revel (Robert Montgomery) has a problem: A serial killer is active in the same territory that he is. Naturally, the police are narrowing their ...
- Crime, Drama
- Robert Montgomery
- Edgar Selwyn
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Directed by Edgar Selwyn. A story of a handsome thief in evening clothes who single handed solves the crime that baffled Scotland Yard! A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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The Mystery of Mr. X. Summaries. A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.
