The Ace of Spades

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Play Time: 66 mins
Drama
The Ace of Spades

Overview:
The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.

Status: Released (1935-02-09)
Screen:John Crawford Fraser, Gerard Fairlie
Productions: Real Art Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
The Ace of Spades
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An almost theatrical presentation of an intrigue of adultery, blackmail and murder. A prospective MP (Michael Hogan) promises his electorate a new railway line without banking on the refusal the local landowner (Felix Aylmer) to make the land available. When he is promptly found dead ....

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