Murder at Scotland Yard

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Murder at Scotland Yard
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Directed by Victor M. Gover
Written by John Gilling
Starring Todd Slaughter
Patrick Barr
Tucker McGuire
CinematographyS.D. Onions
Edited by Helen Wiggins
Music by W.L. Trytel
Production
company
Release date
  • 1953 (1953)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Murder at Scotland Yard is 1953 British crime film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr and Tucker McGuire. [1] It is a sequel to King of the Underworld (1952). [2]

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Plot

Master criminal Terence Reilly has escaped from prison. He steals diamonds and is responsible for a series of murders. Inspector Morley of Scotland Yard is called in to recapture him.

Cast

Production

The film was made at Bushey Studios. It was Slaughter's last feature film.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A very indifferently made crime melodrama. The succession of sketchy and barely related characters and incidents fails to arouse sympathy or excitement; and the technique – particularly the recording – is surprisingly poor. The only consolation lies in the few appearances of Tod Slaughter in one of his traditional villain roles." [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Murder at Scotland Yard". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Richards, Jeffrey, ed. (1998). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939. I.B. Tauris. p. 158. ISBN   9781860646287.
  3. ↑ "Murder at Scotland Yard". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 21 (240): 76. 1 January 1954 – via ProQuest.


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