1950s · murder mystery · cluedo · mansion setting · noir · suspense · ensemble cast · detective · thriller · classic
1954. A storm threatens outside the windows of a lonely New England mansion. Six guests, summoned by a mysterious letter, stand nervously in the foyer. The butler, Wadsworth, and the maid, Yvette, assign each a false identity. You are Professor Plum. The others are Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green, and Miss Scarlet. A seventh man, Mr. Boddy, appears—and Wadsworth announces he has been blackmailing every person in the room. Then, the lights flicker. A crash echoes from the study. Mr. Boddy lies dead. Who murdered him? Was it the timid Mr. Green, holding the lead pipe? The blustering Colonel Mustard, with the wrench? Mrs. White, clutching the rope? Miss Scarlet, wielding the candlestick? Me, with the revolver? Or Mrs. Peacock, armed with the knife? Yvette listens silen…