Review of The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939) by Paul C — 24 Jul 2008

Once the initial suspect acting from the actual Arsenal players and staff are out of the way, it turns into a decent detective story.

This review of The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939) was written by Paul C on 24 Jul 2008.

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery has generally received positive reviews.

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This was a shocker for me. I thought it was gonna be really boring. Its actually one of the best films I have ever seen…

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