The Wickham Mystery

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The Wickham Mystery
Directed by G.B. Samuelson
Story byJohn McNally
Produced byE. Gordon Craig
Starring Eve Gray
John Longden
Lester Matthews
Production
company
Majestic Film Company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • 19 October 1931 (1931-10-19)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Wickham Mystery is a 1931 British mystery film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Eve Gray, John Longden and Lester Matthews. [1] It was based on a play by John McNally. It was shot at Isleworth Studios in London and distributed by United Artists.

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