Let's Have a Murder

Let's Have a Murder
Directed by	John E. Blakeley
Written by	John E. Blakeley Harry Jackson Robert Taylor
Produced by	John E. Blakeley
Starring	Jimmy Jewel Ben Warriss Lesley Osmond
Cinematography	Roy Fogwell Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Dorothy Stimson
Music by	Billy Butler
Production company	Mancunian Films
Distributed by	Mancunian Films
Release date	1950 (1950)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Let's Have a Murder (also known as Stick 'em Up) is a 1950 British comedy crime film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Jimmy Jewel, Ben Warriss and Lesley Osmond. ^{[1] [2]} It was written by Blakeley, Harry Jackson and Robert Taylor, and made by Mancunian Films at their studios in Manchester.

Plot

Two private detectives are hired to clear a friend accused of murder.

Cast

• Jimmy Jewel as Jimmy Jewsbury
• Ben Warriss as Ben Warren
• June Elvin as Nurse Harrison
• Lesley Osmond as Marjorie Gordon
• Stewart Rome as Colonel Gordon
• David Greene as Professor Ralph Witkoff

Reception

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "The two stars are on the screen nearly all the time, and their particular species of knock-about pantomime is admirably measured to fit the lovers of that form of humour. Even so, it could be cut with advantage, as some of the scenes and a deal of the talk tend to become monotonous." ^[3]

References

1. "Let's Have a Murder". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. Hunter, I.Q.; Porter, Laraine (2012). British Comedy Cinema. Routledge. p. 61. ISBN   978-0415666671.
3. "Let's Have a Murder". The Daily Film Renter. 335 (6057): 6. 21 August 1950. ProQuest   2600948200.

External links

• Let's Have a Murder at IMDb