Blind Justice (1934 film)

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Blind Justice
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Written by Vera Allinson
Arnold Ridley (play)
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring
Cinematography Sydney Blythe
Music by W.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • 18 October 1934 (1934-10-18)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Blind Justice is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Eva Moore, Frank Vosper, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Roger Livesey, and John Mills. [1] The screenplay concerns a woman who is blackmailed by a criminal, who has discovered that her brother was shot as a coward during World War I. [2]

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It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures. [3] It was based on Recipe for Murder, a 1932 play by Arnold Ridley. [4] A review of the play, mentioning the forthcoming film, was the first use of the word whodunit in print. [5]

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References

  1. "Blind Justice (1934)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021.
  2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | BLIND JUSTICE (1934)". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  3. Chibnall p.277
  4. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  5. "U's Whodunit: Universal is shooting 'Recipe for Murder,' Arnold Ridley's play". Variety . 28 August 1934. p. 19.

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