| The Claydon Treasure Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manning Haynes |
| Written by | Edward Dryhurst |
| Based on | novel The Shakespeare Murders by Neil Gordon[1] |
| Produced by | John Findlay |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Stanley Grant |
| Edited by | Fergus McDonell |
Production company | Fox-British Pictures |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Claydon Treasure Mystery is a 1938 film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring John Stuart, Garry Marsh and Evelyn Ankers.[2] Murder at a large old manor house attracts the attentions of a mystery writer. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[3]
Lady Caroline (Annie Esmond) invites engineer and part-time crime writer Peter Kerrigan (John Stuart) to Marsh Manor to solve a murder. Is the mysterious death of a librarian connected with the Claydon treasure, reputedly hidden on the estate a century earlier?