Inquest (1939 film)

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Inquest
Directed byRoy Boulting
Written byFrancis Miller
Based onInquest
by Michael Barringer
Produced byJohn Boulting
StarringElizabeth Allan
Herbert Lomas
Hay Petrie
Barbara Everest
CinematographyD.P. Cooper
Edited byRoy Boulting
Music byCharles Brill
Production
company
Charter Film Productions
Distributed byGrand National Pictures
Release date
December 1939
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Inquest is a 1939 British crime film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Elizabeth Allan, Herbert Lomas, Hay Petrie and Barbara Everest.[1] In the film, a young widow is accused of murder, and enlists the support of a King's Counsel to help prove her innocence.[2] It was based on the play Inquest by Michael Barringer which had previously been adapted as Inquest in 1931. The film was a quota quickie made at Highbury Studios to be used as a supporting feature.[3]

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Critical reception[]

TV Guide concluded, "not bad as courtroom dramas go. This was the first attempt by the Boulting brothers to give higher production values to programmer filmmaking."[4]

References[]

  1. ^ malcolmgsw (1 December 1939). "Inquest (1939)". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Inquest (1940)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Three Silent Men & Inquest". renownfilms.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Inquest". TVGuide.com.


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