"A Double Murder for a Wedding Present!"
A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.
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Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Mary Beth Hughes
Joanne La Marre
Sheila Ryan
Connie Earle
William Demarest
Inspector Pierson
Ben Carter
Sam
Virginia Brissac
Lynne Evans
Erwin Kalser
Otto Kuhn
Henry Daniell
Julian Davis
Dick Rich
Al -Police Detective
Milton Parsons
Max Allaron
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Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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