| A Shot in the Dark | |
| Director: | Charles Lamont |
| Based On: | The Dartmouth Murders by Clifford Orr |
| Starring: | Charles Starrett Robert Warwick Marion Shilling |
| Music: | Abe Meyer |
| Cinematography: | M.A. Anderson |
| Editing: | Roland D. Reed |
| Studio: | Chesterfield Pictures |
| Distributor: | Chesterfield Pictures |
| Runtime: | 69 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
A Shot in the Dark is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Charles Starrett, Robert Warwick and Marion Shilling.[1] Produced by Chesterfield Pictures, it is an adaptation of the novel The Dartmouth Murders by Clifford Orr.
A college student (Charles Starrett) discovers his roommate's body hanging from a window and calls the police. What at first looks like suicide turns out to be murder. While a police investigation is ongoing, more students are killed.
The New York Times wrote, "A Shot in the Dark, which pictures a trilogy of murders on a rural college campus, telegraphs its punches in a way that may seem insignificant to Chesterfield Productions, Inc., but is as good as a confession to us amateur gumshoes...a decided absence of liveliness both in the writing and the playing";[2] whereas Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings noted, "a very good mystery...It does have some problems, particularly in having a rather stiff and static presentation, but outside of that, this is one of the more pleasant discoveries I've made."[3]