Two in the Dark
1936 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Benjamin Stoloff |
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| Writer: | Gelett Burgess, Seton I. Miller, Willis Goldbeck |
| Staring: |
| When Mr. X (Walter Able) wakes up in the city park with amnesia, bloody and apparently connected to a murder of a well-known producer. Fast talking Marie Smith (Margot Grahame) takes pity on him, they solve the case and discover his identity. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 10, 1936 |
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| Director: | Benjamin Stoloff |
| Writer: | Gelett Burgess, Seton I. Miller, Willis Goldbeck |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | amnesia, boston, massachusetts, plagiarism, head injury, theatrical producer, playwright, reporter, boarding house, murder by gunshot, mystery identity, actress, struggling actress, clues |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Walter Abel | Ford Adams |
| Margot Grahame | Marie Smith |
| Wallace Ford | Harry Hilyer |
| Gail Patrick | Irene Lassiter |
| Alan Hale | Inspector Florio |
| Leslie Fenton | Stuart Eldredge |
| Eric Blore | Edmund Fish |
| Erin O'Brien-Moore | Olga Konar |
| Erik Rhodes | Carlo Gheet |
| J. Carrol Naish | Burt Mansfield |
| Jack Randall | Duke Reed |
| Ernie Alexander | Hotel Messenger (uncredited) |
| Ward Bond | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Harry Bowen | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | Mrs. Potter, Landlady (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited) |
| Fern Emmett | Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Gaston Glass | Hotel Waiter (uncredited) |
| Russell Hicks | Police Officer McCord (uncredited) |
| Richard Howard | Police Officer O'Brien (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Mr. Pinkley (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Hotel Doorman (uncredited) |
| Hector V. Sarno | Diner Proprietor (uncredited) |
| C. Montague Shaw | Richard Denning (uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | City Editor (uncredited) |
| Thelma White | Dolly (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Stoloff | Director |
| Gelett Burgess | Novel |
| George Crone | Editor |
| Bernard Newman | Costume Design |
| Kenneth Holmes | Assistant Director |
| John E. Tribby | Sound Recordist |
| Seton I. Miller | Screenplay |
| Willis Goldbeck | Screenplay |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Alberto Colombo | Music Director |
| Alfred Herman | Art Direction |
| Ernest Pagano | Production Executive |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Zion Myers | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
Walter Abel ("Adams") wakes up bloodied and with no memory of what has happened to him. Luckily for him, "Marie" (Margot Grahame) is on a park bench opposite and down on her luck. The two return to her apartment where he, in surprising possession of $500, pays her rent arrears and together, they set ... about trying to discover whose blood it is, and where he got such a large sum of money from. Could he be the perpetrator of the brutal murder of a film producer? He'd better find out sharpish because he fits the police description of the wanted man! To be fair, this does - indeed - move along quickly, but Abel is just too lightweight for the part. It could also have done with a little humour too; it's a bit dry and the story takes too many convoluted silly twists and turns that seem designed to prolong the movie rather than adding anything to the complexities of the plot. The supporting cast try their best, but really this is all unremarkable stuff.