- Country: USA
- Genres: Mystery
- Release: 1936-06-13
- Director: Frank McDonald
- Writers: Luci Ward , Roy Chanslor , Mignon G. Eberhart
- Language: English
- Stars: Lyle Talbot , Marguerite Churchill , Claire Dodd , John Eldredge , Bill Elliott , Virginia Brissac , William B. Davidson , Joseph Crehan , Florence Fair , Stuart Holmes
- Runtime: 60 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Murder by an Aristocrat (United States of America) , Murder by an Aristocrat (Canada) , Clue Club #7: Murder by an Aristocrat (United States of America) , Murder by an Aristocrat , Murder by an Aristocrat (United Kingdom)
- Plot: Bayard Thatcher is blackmailing the family into which he has married. He demands $25,000 by the next night or else he will tell about shady deals and family skeletons. That is the price the bully Bayard demands for leaving the family alone. At Midnight, he is shot and Dr. Carick is called. He has nurse Keating take care of Bayard's superficial wound and watch over him. Later that night, a mysterious person steals the gun under his pillow as he is out arguing with someone. He is still alive in the morning and demands the money before nightfall, but he does not live long enough to claim it. Who did him in? Sally Keating has some clues and a lot of questions.
- IMDB:tt0028001
Murder by an Aristocrat Cast · · · ALL
Frank McDonald
Director
Marguerite Churchill
Nurse Sally Keating
Lyle Talbot
Dr. Allen Carick
Virginia Brissac
Adela Thatcher
Joseph Crehan
Hilary Thatcher
Claire Dodd
Janice Thatcher
William B. Davidson
Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
Bill Elliott
Dave Thatcher (as Gordon Elliott)
Florence Fair
Evelyn Thatcher
Stuart Holmes
Higby the butler
Mary Treen
Florrie the maid
Lottie Williams
Emeline the cook
John Eldredge
John Tweed
Henry Otho
Sheriff Frank Whiting
Milton Kibbee
The Taxi Driver
Tom McGuire
Spears the druggist (uncredited)