Murder Will Out (1939 film)
Appearance
Murder Will Out | |
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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 |
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.[2]
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
A jade collector is given a piece by a friend, but it soon brings trouble on his shoulders.
Cast
- 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
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."[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Murder Will Out / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute.
- ^ "Murder Will Out (1939)". British Film Institute.
- ^ "Murder Will Out". TVGuide.com.
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- Murder Will Out at IMDb