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Candles at Nine

Candles at Nine

Mystery, Horror

1h 22m

January 1, 1944 (81 years ago)

Overview

A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.

ActorAge thenAge now
Jessie Matthews

Jessie Matthews

Dorothea Capper, the Heiress

Birthday: March 11, 1907

36 August 19, 1981 (74)
John Stuart

John Stuart

William Gardener, Turf Commission

Birthday: July 17, 1898

45 October 17, 1979 (81)
Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Everard Hope

Birthday: December 22, 1882

61 February 8, 1956 (73)
Beatrix Lehmann

Beatrix Lehmann

Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper

Birthday: July 1, 1903

40 July 31, 1979 (76)
John Salew

John Salew

Griggs, Everard's Butler

Birthday: January 1, 1902

42 September 14, 1961 (59)
Joss Ambler

Joss Ambler

Garth Hope

Birthday: June 23, 1900

43 January 1, 1959 (58)
Vera Bogetti

Vera Bogetti

Lucille Hope, Garth's Wife

Birthday: October 5, 1902

41 October 10, 1985 (83)
André van Gyseghem

André van Gyseghem

Cecil Tempest

Birthday: August 18, 1906

37 October 13, 1979 (73)
Winifred Shotter

Winifred Shotter

Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife

Birthday: November 5, 1904

39 April 4, 1996 (91)
Reginald Purdell

Reginald Purdell

Charles Lacey

Birthday: November 3, 1895

48 April 22, 1953 (57)