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THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

Herein lie the dead bodies and who put them that way so . . . IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHODUNIT BEFORE YOU WATCH THE MOVIE . . . well, Maven's warned you!

MURDER RATE*

 

 

FIVE MURDERS—

Lloyd Archer (The Jade Mask)

John Anderson (The Sky Dragon)

 

FOUR MURDERS—

Professor Gordon (CC’s Murder Cruise)

            [1st Victim, a New York Judge]

            Mr. Kenyon (Dick’s Uncle)

            Inspector Duff

            Mr. Pendleton

            Frederick Ross

 

THREE MURDERS—

John Ross (CC Carries On):

            Hugh Morris

            Sybil Conway

            Inspector Duff

Gordon Chase (CC at Monte Carlo): 

Renault, the bank messenger

Ludwig, the Karnoff chauffeur

Al Rogers, the Hotel Imperial bartender

Mrs. Marsh (Scarlet Clue)

            Rausch

            Gloria Bayne

            Ralph Brett

Jeff Hay (Shadows Over Chinatown)

            Grace Gortner

            Kate Johnson

            Mike Rogan

Armstrong (Chinese Ring)

            Princess Mei Ling

            Lilly Mae

            The Little Chinese Boy

Ed Steward  (Shanghai Chest)

            Judge Armstrong

            D.A. Bronson

            Thomas Cartwright

 

TWO MURDERS—AND ONE-HALF (!)

Geoffrey Richmond (aka Paul Frank in CC in London):

            Captain Hamilton

            Lake (the groom)

            Lady Mary (attempted)

Professor John Thurston (CC in Egypt):

            Professor Arnold

            Barry Arnold

            Tom Evans (attempted)

 

TWO MURDERS—

Eric Durand (Behind That Curtain):

            Hillary Galt

            Alf Pornick

“Marcel Xavier” (CC in Paris):

            Nardi (by Henri Latouche)

            Albert Dufresne (by Max Corday)

Madame Anita Barelli (CC at the Opera):

            Enrico Barelli

            Madame Lilli Rochelle

Speed Patton (CC on Broadway):

            Billie Bronson

            Thomas Mitchell

Captain Johnson (CC in Honolulu):

            Mr. Hillman

            Elsie Hillman

“Dr. Zodiac” (CC at Treasure Island):

            Paul Essex

            The Turk

Miss Finch (CC in Panama):

            R.J. Godley

            Emile Manolo

 

ONE MURDER—AND ONE-HALF (!)

Fred Gage (CC’s Secret):

            Alan Colby

            Mrs. Lowell (attempted)

Tom Holt [J. Carroll Naish] (CC at the Circus)

            Joe Kinney

            Marie Norman (attempted)

 

ONE MURDER—

Anna Mayo (aka Mrs. Denny Mayo in The Black Camel):

            Shelah Fayne

[Tomb Air (CC in Egypt):

            Ali, a worker]

“James Andrews” (alias, CC in Shanghai):

            Sir Stanley Woodland

“Hospitality Lady” (CC in Reno):

            Jeanne Bentley

Antoine (The Butler in City in Darkness):

            Petroff

Tom Agnew (Radio Announcer in CC at the Wax Museum)”

            Dr. Otto Von Brom

 

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