Murder at 3am
Murder at 3am | |
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Directed by | Francis Searle |
Written by | John Ainsworth Moie Charles (additional dialogue) |
Story by | John Ainsworth |
Produced by | John Ainsworth David Henley |
Starring | Dennis Price Peggy Evans Rex Garner |
Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
Edited by | Adam Dawson |
Music by | Eric Spear |
Production companies | David Henley Productions Renown Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Murder at 3 a.m. is a 1953 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Dennis Price, Peggy Evans and Rex Garner.[1] The screenplay of this second feature involves a Scotland Yard detective who investigates a series of attacks on women.[2]
Cast[]
- Dennis Price as Inspector Peter Lawton
- Peggy Evans as Joan Lawton
- Rex Garner as Sgt. Bill Todd
- Arnold Bell as McMann
- Greta Mayaro as Lena
- Philip Saville as Edward/Jim King
- Leonard Sharp as Old Skip
- Nora Gordon as Nanna
- as Lady Branstead
- Arthur Lovegrove as Inspector Cobb
- Daphne Maddox as Victim
- Robert Weeden as Constable
- John Davis as Transmitting Constable
Critical reception[]
To-Day's Cinema called it an "efficient specimen" of the crime thriller. [3]
References[]
- ^ "Murder at 3 AM (1953)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Murder at 3am".
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2018) [2009]. The British 'B' Film. London and New York City: Bloomsbury/BFI. p. 152. ISBN 9781844575749.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1953 films
- English-language films
- British crime films
- 1953 crime films
- Films directed by Francis Searle
- British films
- Films set in London
- British black-and-white films
- 1950s British film stubs
- 1950s crime film stubs