Murder Will Out (1939 film)
| Murder Will Out | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Frederick Burtwell, Crystal Parzik and Jack Hawkins | |
| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Written by | Austin Melford Brock Williams Derek Twist |
| Story by | Roy William Neill |
| Produced by | Roy William Neill |
| Starring | John Loder Jane Baxter Jack Hawkins |
Production company | Warner Bros. First National Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £17,319[2] |
| Box office | £13,349[2] |
Murder Will Out is a 1939 British crime film directed by Roy William Neill, starring John Loder, Jane Baxter and Jack Hawkins, and released by Warner Brothers.[3]
The film is classed as "missing, believed lost" and is included on the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" list of missing British feature films.[1]
Plot summary
[edit]A jade collector is given a piece by a friend, but it soon brings trouble on his shoulders.
Cast
[edit]- John Loder as Dr. Paul Raymond
- Jane Baxter as Pamela Raymond
- Jack Hawkins as Stamp
- Hartley Power as Campbell
- Peter Croft as Nigel
- Frederick Burtwell as Morgan
- William Hartnell as Dick
- Ian McLean as Inspector
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide wrote, "could have been a good film had more effort been placed in developing the plot; as it is, it's almost impossible to figure out what is going on."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Murder Will Out / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, pp 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 713
- ^ "Murder Will Out (1939)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Murder Will Out". TVGuide.com.
External links
[edit]- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- Murder Will Out at IMDb
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