The Roof

The Roof

The Roof

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The Roof

1933

0h 58m

6.0(6 votes)

Mystery

Crime

Overview

Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.

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12 members

Acting

Leslie Perrins

Inspector Darrow

Leslie Perrins

Acting

Judy Gunn

Carole Foster

Judy Gunn

Acting

Russell Thorndike

Clive Bristow

Russell Thorndike

Writing

Michael Hogan

Samuel Morton

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Ivor Barnard

Arthur Stannard

Ivor Barnard

Acting

Eliot Makeham

John Rutherford

Eliot Makeham

Acting

George Zucco

James Renton

George Zucco

Acting

Leo Britt

Tony Freyne

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D.J. Williams

Fritz Klein

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Hector Abbas

Otto Bemberg

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Cyril Smith

McNair

Cyril Smith

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Barbara Everest

Mrs. Foster

Barbara Everest

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