Odd murderer WASN'T the primary suspect all along
supporting actors are NOT subtle
they have a daughter living on the streets, and the woman everyone assumes is their daughter is illegitimate
I seem to be in the minority, but I think "The Mystery of the Hansom Cab" is a rather dull made for TV movie. So much of it consists of a 'big secret' that, in hindsight, isn't much of a payoff.
A man is very drunk late at night and falls into the gutter. He's helped by a passerby into a handsom cab (a type of carriage) and soon he is murdered. The who seems to be far less important in the film as opposed to why, as there's some HUGE secret that they talk about for nearly all the film. Suffice to say, they build it up so much that when you learn the truth, it seems pretty disappointing. In addition to the disappointing mystery, the film also features some significan overacting...particularly by some of the poor folks in the movie. It seems that poor people scream a lot...at least in this story.
Overall, I found this one to be pretty dull considering how long it took until there was the payoff at the end. Worth seeing if you aren't demanding but it could have been better.
