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You'd Be Surprised
You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised

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ComedyMystery

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A diamond is stolen at a houseboat party given by the district attorney. He gives the thief a chance to return it by putting an empty box on a table and turning out the lights. When the lights are turned back on the box is gone, and the district attorney has a knife in his back and is quite dead. The police and the coroner arrive. There are several attempts made on the life of the coroner. Ruth Whitman is found hiding in a grandfather-clock, holding the gem box. She claims the box was pushed into her hands and she was pushed into the clock. The district attorney's butler/valet tells the coroner he saw who killed his employer and a few minutes later he is also murdered. The mystery deepens.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

24 September 1926

Country

Cast

Raymond Griffith

Raymond Griffith

Mr. Green

Edward Martindel

Edward Martindel

Mr. White

Earle Williams

Earle Williams

Mr. Black

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Inspector Brown

Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy

Granville Redmond

Granville Redmond

Grey – a Valet

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Reporter (uncredited)

Monte Collins Sr.

Monte Collins Sr.

Milkman "Juror" (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Party Guest (uncredited)

Isabelle Keith

Isabelle Keith

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dick La Reno

Dick La Reno

"Jury" Foreman (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jerry Mandy

Jerry Mandy

Hot Dog Salesman "Juror" (uncredited)

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