- Country: USA
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller
- Release: 1935-02-01
- Director: Charles Lamont
- Writers: Clifford Orr , Charles Belden
- Language: English
- Stars: Charles Starrett , Robert Warwick , Edward Van Sloan , Marion Shilling , Helen Jerome Eddy , Doris Lloyd (1896–1968) , James Bush , James Bush , Julian Madison , Eddie Tamblyn , Ralph Brooks
- Runtime: 69 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: A Shot in the Dark , A Shot in the Dark (United Kingdom) , A Shot in the Dark (United States of America)
- Plot: The apparent hanging of a suicidal student is revealed to be murder, as he was already dead when the noose was placed around his neck, killed by a sharp needle that penetrated the back of his skull with great force.
- IMDB:tt0026991
A Shot in the Dark Cast · · · ALL
Charles Lamont
Director
Robert Warwick
Joseph Harris
Charles Starrett
Kenneth 'Ken' Harris
Marion Shilling
Jean Coates
Helen Jerome Eddy
Miss Lottie Case
Edward Van Sloan
Professor Bostwick
James Bush
Byron Coates / John Meseraux
Eddie Tamblyn
Bill Smart
Julian Madison
Charlie Penlon
Robert McKenzie
Sheriff
Doris Lloyd
(1896–1968)
Lucille Coates
Ralph Brooks
Sam Anderson
John Davidson
Professor Brand
Herbert Bunston
College Professor
George Morrell
Deputy Ab Barber
Broderick O’Farrell
Dr. Howell
Jane Keckley
Bostwick's Housekeeper
Eric Mayne
Professor at Service (Uncredited)