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Candles at Nine is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann. A wealthy man jokes about being murdered for his inheritance but is then found dead. His money is left to a distant female relative and attempts now begin on her life too.
Original Release
01/01/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eliot Makeham | Everard Hope |
| Beatrix Lehmann | Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper / Julia Carberry - Everard's Housekeeper |
| John Salew | Griggs, Everard's Butler / Griggs - Everard's Butler |
| Joss Ambler | Garth Hope |
| Vera Bogetti | Lucille Hope, Garth's Wife / Lucille Hope - Garth's Wife |
| Andre Van Gyseghem | Cecil Tempest |
| Winifred Shotter | Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife / Brenda Tempest - Cecil's Wife |
| Reginald Purdell | Charles Lacey |
| Hugh Dempster | Hugh Lacey |
| Jessie Matthews | Dorothea Capper - Heiress / Dorothea Capper, the Heiress |
Directors
Writers
John Harlow, Anthony Gilbert, Basil Mason
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eliot Makeham | Everard Hope |
| Beatrix Lehmann | Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper / Julia Carberry - Everard's Housekeeper |
| John Salew | Griggs, Everard's Butler / Griggs - Everard's Butler |
| Joss Ambler | Garth Hope |
| Vera Bogetti | Lucille Hope, Garth's Wife / Lucille Hope - Garth's Wife |
| Andre Van Gyseghem | Cecil Tempest |
| Winifred Shotter | Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife / Brenda Tempest - Cecil's Wife |
| Reginald Purdell | Charles Lacey |
| Hugh Dempster | Hugh Lacey |
| Jessie Matthews | Dorothea Capper - Heiress / Dorothea Capper, the Heiress |
| John Stuart | William Gardener, Turf Commission / William Gordon - Turf Commission |
| Ernest Butcher | Eveard's Gardener |
| C. Denier Warren | Middleton - Executor / Middleton, the Executor |
| Patricia Hayes | Gewndolyn - Maid / Gwendolyn, the Maid |
| Gerry Wilmot | The Compere |
| Guy Fielding | The Dancer |
| James Knight | Air-Raid Warden |
| Charles Paton | Stagedoor Keeper |
| Julian Vedey | Tony - Barman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Wallace Orton | Producer |
Editors
