Candles at Nine 1944 DVD - Jessie Matthews / Reginald Purdell

A miserly old man mocks his relatives over the inheritance of his wealth, only to be murdered mysteriously. Unexpectedly, his estate is left to a young actress unknown to the family, who soon faces repeated attempts on her life. A determined detective intervenes to unmask the villain behind the conspiracy. Cast: - Eliot Makeham as Everard Hope - Beatrix Lehmann as Julia Carberry - Everard's Housekeeper - John Salew as Griggs - Everard's Butler - Joss Ambler as Garth Hope - Vera Bogetti as Lucille Hope - Garth's Wife - Andre Van Gyseghem as Cecil Tempest - Winifred Shotter as Brenda Tempest - Cecil's Wife - Reginald Purdell as Charles Lacey - Hugh Dempster as Hugh Lacey - Jessie Matthews as Dorothea Capper - Heiress Runtime: 82 minutes