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Clue of the Twisted Candle(1960)
Status: Released
Date: 1960-09-01
70%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 1m
Overview:
A man is murdered in a room with no windows and a steel lined door which locks only from the inside.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Merton Park Studios
Movie: Clue of the Twisted Candle
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bernard Lee
Superintendent Meredith
David Knight
Lexman
Francis de Wolff
Ramon Karadis
Richard Caldicot
Fisher
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