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'''''Murder Will Out''''' is a 1939 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Roy William Neill]], starring [[John Loder (actor)|John Loder]], [[Jane Baxter]] and [[Jack Hawkins]], and released by [[Warner Brothers]].<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43418 BFI Database entry]</ref> A [[jade]] collector is given a piece by a friend, but it soon brings trouble on his shoulders.
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{{Infobox film
| name = Murder Will Out
| image = "Murder_Will_Out"_(1939).jpg
| caption = [[Frederick Burtwell]], Crystal Parzik and [[Jack Hawkins]]
| director = [[Roy William Neill]]
| producer = Roy William Neill
| writer = [[Austin Melford]]<br>[[Brock Williams (screenwriter)|Brock Williams]]<br>[[Derek Twist]]
| story = Roy William Neill
| based_on =
| narrator =
| starring = [[John Loder (actor)|John Loder]]<br>[[Jane Baxter]]<br>[[Jack Hawkins]]
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Warner Bros. First National Productions
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1939|8|}}<ref name=BFI75/>
| runtime = 66 minutes<ref name=BFI75/>
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £17,319<ref name="warners">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</ref>
| gross = £13,349<ref name="warners"/>
}}
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'''''Murder Will Out''''' is a 1939 British [[crime film]] directed by [[Roy William Neill]], starring [[John Loder (actor)|John Loder]], [[Jane Baxter]] and [[Jack Hawkins]], and released by [[Warner Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43418 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114012703/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43418 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-14 |title=Murder Will Out (1939) |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>


The film is classed as "missing, believed lost" and is included on the [[British Film Institute]]'s "[[BFI 75 Most Wanted|75 Most Wanted]]" list of missing British feature films.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/murder-will-out.html 75 Most Wanted - ''Murder Will Out''] BFI National Archive.</ref>
The film is classed as "missing, believed lost" and is included on the [[British Film Institute]]'s "[[BFI 75 Most Wanted|75 Most Wanted]]" list of missing British feature films.<ref name=BFI75>{{cite web |url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/murder-will-out.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803092935/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/murder-will-out.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-08-03 |title=Murder Will Out / BFI Most Wanted |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>

==Plot summary==
A [[jade]] collector is given a piece by a friend, but it soon brings trouble on his shoulders.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[John Loder (actor)|John Loder]] ... Dr. Paul Raymond
* John Loder as Dr. Paul Raymond
* [[Jane Baxter]] ... Pamela Raymond
* Jane Baxter as Pamela Raymond
* [[Jack Hawkins]] ... Stamp
* Jack Hawkins as Stamp
* [[Hartley Power]] ... Campbell
* [[Hartley Power]] as Campbell
* [[Peter Croft (actor)|Peter Croft]] ... Nigel
* Peter Croft as Nigel
* [[Frederick Burtwell]] ... Morgan
* [[Frederick Burtwell]] as Morgan
* [[William Hartnell]] ... Dick
* [[William Hartnell]] as Dick
* Ian McLean ... Inspector
* [[Ian McLean (actor)|Ian McLean]] as Inspector

==Critical reception==
''[[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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/murder-will-out-126796/review/|title=Murder Will Out|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120803092935/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/murder-will-out.html BFI 75 Most Wanted entry], with extensive notes
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*{{IMDb title|0031685}}


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{{Roy William Neill}}
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 12 November 2024

Murder Will Out
Frederick Burtwell, Crystal Parzik and Jack Hawkins
Directed byRoy William Neill
Written byAustin Melford
Brock Williams
Derek Twist
Story byRoy William Neill
Produced byRoy William Neill
StarringJohn Loder
Jane Baxter
Jack Hawkins
Production
company
Warner Bros. First National Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 1939 (1939-08)
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Running time
66 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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

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A jade collector is given a piece by a friend, but it soon brings trouble on his shoulders.

Cast

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Critical reception

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Murder Will Out / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Murder Will Out (1939)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Murder Will Out". TVGuide.com.
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