A Shot in the Dark
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57% Critic Match

A Shot in the Dark

5.7 / 10 1941 57mNR English
MysteryComedyDrama

Storyline

A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

Cast & Crew

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Peter Kennedy

Lead
Nan Wynn

Nan Wynn

Dixie Waye

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Phillip Richards

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

William Ryder

Maris Wrixon

Maris Wrixon

Helen Armstrong

Lucia Carroll

Lucia Carroll

Clare Winters

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Roger Armstrong

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

Al Martin

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William C. McGann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Shot in the Dark is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker