Bermuda Mystery (1944)

This is a very entertaining comedy/mystery that is one of my wife's and my favorites. Constance Martin (Ann Rutherford) is the niece of a man who was part of a pact made by six veterans of World War I. They each put up $10,000 which they invest. At the end of ten years, those who are alive will share in the proceeds. Rutherford's uncle is the first to die, shortly after he had received a gift of expensive cigarettes. She is convinced he was murdered, but the court does not agree.

So, Rutherford hires Detective Steve Carromond (Preston Foster) to investigate. He, unfortunately, is about to get married. She strong-arms him into helping her briefly. He keeps trying to cut loose from the case to get married, but she is falling for him and keeps him involved. What happens at the end? Well, you can guess, can't you? There was an age issue in the romance, however, for Foster was about 17 years older than Rutherford, but they pull it off well. In the last scene, when they finally kiss, she is in a hospital bed after having feigned fainting. The up-trigger on the headrest bounces up, and it looks very much like face smacks into his - but they finished the scene just like nothing had happened. We wondered if one of them  had a fat lip later on, though.

The police officer is our old friend, Richard Lane (Inspector Farraday from the Boston Blackie series).




Preston Foster


Ann Rutherford


Richard Lane