Murder in Trinidad is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Louis King and starring Nigel Bruce, Heather Angel, Victor Jory, and Murray Kinnell. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film. It is based on the 1933 novel Murder in Trinidad by John Vandercook, which provided the loose inspiration for the later films Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) and The Caribbean Mystery (1945).
Synopsis
Bertram Lynch, a seemingly slow-witted detective is called in by the Governor of Trinidad to investigate stolen Brazilian diamonds that are being smuggled through the island. When the Governor is then murdered, Lynch leads the search for the culprit with the assistance of Joan, the girlfriend of the Governor's nephew.
Cast
Nigel Bruce as Bertram Lynch
Heather Angel as Joan Cassell
Victor Jory as Howard Sutter
Murray Kinnell as Colonel Bruce Cassell
Douglas Walton as Gregory Bronson
J. Carrol Naish - Duval
Claude King as Sir Ellery Bronson - Governor
Pat Somerset as Inspector Henley
Francis Ford as Davenant
John Davidson as Gookol Moah
Noble Johnson as Queechie
Harvey Clark as Getchel
Perry Ivins as Doctor Barnett
Paul Panzer as Paolo
Allan Sears as Hunter
Arthur Shirley as Customs Doctor
Maidel Turner as Hysterical Woman
Jesse Graves as Library Custodian
Jean Fenwick as Telephone Operator
References
Bibliography
Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.