After Hildegarde proves that the accidental riding death on a Central Park bridle path is really murder, she's faced with a plethora of red herrings and a real killer..
Is it worth your time? If you like those cozy, snappy mysteries from the 1930s where everyone talks a mile a minute, you’ll probably have a good time here. If you need your detective stories to be gritty, grounded, or logically airtight, you might want to skip this one. It’s light, it’s quick, and it’s basically just a...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like those cozy, snappy mysteries from the 1930s where everyone talks a mile a minute, you’ll probably have a good time here. If you need your detective stories to be gritty, grounded, or logically airtight, you might want to skip this one. It’s light, it’s quick, and it’s basically just a fun little puzzle box that doesn't ask you to do any heavy lifting. Helen Broderick is great as Hildegarde. She plays the role with this dry, no-nonsense energy that makes the wh..."
Stuart Palmer, Thomas Lennon, Dorothy Yost, Edmund H. North, James Gow
United States
1936 · IMDb 7.4
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