A Matter of Murder

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A Matter of Murder
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Directed by John Gilling
Written byJohn Gilling
Produced bySam Lee
Roger Proudlock
Starring Maureen Riscoe
John Barry
Charles Clapham
Ivan Craig
CinematographyS.D. Onions
Music by George Melachrino
Production
company
Distributed byGrand National Pictures
Release date
  • December 1949 (1949-12)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Matter of Murder is a 1949 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Maureen Riscoe, John Barry, Charles Clapham, Ian Fleming and John Le Mesurier. [1] It was made as a B film, partly at the Kensington Studios, by Vandyke Productions.

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Plot

Mild mannered bank clerk, Geoffrey Dent, (John Barry) is persuaded by his nagging, gold digging girlfriend, Laura, (Sonya O'Sheato), to embezzle money. When an attempt is made on Laura's life, Geoffrey runs away with the cash to avoid being blamed. With the killer and a detective hot on his heels, Geoffrey hides out in a Cheltenham boarding house, where he becomes the murderer's next intended victim.

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References

  1. "A Matter of Murder (1950)". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.