Three Cases of Murder (1953)

Film details

Featuring

Eamonn Andrews Orson Welles John Gregson
Directors

George More O'Ferrall David Eady Wendy Toye
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1953
Genres

Anthology Horror Crime Fantasy
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

You Killed Elizabeth Alternative

Synopsis

Thriller. A narrator introduces three tales of unusual murders. Story 1: In the Picture: In an art gallery an intruder meets a guard and lures him inside a painting they are looking at - or could these be the guard's thoughts as he is assailed for real? Story 2. You Killed Elizabeth: Two friends, outgoing Edgar and gentle George, love a girl called Liz. When she is killed, was it Edgar when drunk or George through jealousy? Story 3. Lord Mountdrago: A pompous MP belittles a Welsh fellow MP and suffers a series of dreams in which he is humiliated. The Welsh MP seems to know what he has dreamt, and even to bear physical evidence of his own participation in the dreams. This unsettled Lord Mountdrago at first, but then he wonders if he can use it to his advantage.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - The Stories Introduced by
    
    Eamonn Andrews
  - Lord Mountdrago [1]
    
    Orson Welles
  - Edgar Curtain [2]
    
    John Gregson
  - Elizabeth Grange [2]
    
    Elizabeth Sellars
  - George Wheeler [2]
    
    Emrys Jones
  - Mr X [1]
    
    Alan Badel
  - Harry the barman [2]
    
    Alan Badel
  - Owen [3]
    
    Alan Badel
  - Dr J. Audlin [3]
    
    André Morell
  - Jarvis [1]
    
    Hugh Pryse
  - the woman of the house [1]
    
    Leueen MacGrath
  - Snyder [1]
    
    Eddie Byrne
  - Lady Elizabeth Mountdrago [3]
    
    Helen Cherry
  - [Rooke [1]]
    
    John Salew
  - [Detective Inspector Acheson [2]]
    
    Jack Lambert
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by [3]
    
    George More O'Ferrall
  - Directed by [2]
    
    David Eady
  - Directed by [1]
    
    Wendy Toye
  - Assistant Director
    
    John Bremer
  - [2nd Assistant Director]
    
    Peter Maxwell
  - Continuity
    
    Olga Brook
  Production:
  - ©
    
    British Lion Film Corporation
  - Production Company
    
    Wessex Film Productions
  - Present
    
    London Film Productions
  - Produced in assoc'n with/Distributed by
    
    British Lion Film Corporation
  - Produced by
    
    Ian Dalrymple
  - Produced by
    
    Hugh Perceval
  - Associate Producer
    
    Alexander Paal
  - Production Manager
    
    R.L.M. Davidson
  Writing:
  - Screen-play by [3]
    
    Ian Dalrymple
  - Screen-play by [1]
    
    Donald Wilson
  - Screen-play by [2]
    
    Sidney Carroll
  - From stories by [3]
    
    W. Somerset Maugham
  - From stories by [2]
    
    Brett Halliday
  - From stories by [1]
    
    Roderick Wilkinson
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Georges Périnal
  - Camera Operator
    
    Denys Coop
  - [Focus Puller]
    
    Peter Broxup
  Special Effects:
  - [Special Processes]
    
    Wally Veevers
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Gerald Turney-Smith
  - [Assistant Editor]
    
    John Lee
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Paul Sheriff
  - [Assistant Art Director]
    
    Maurice Fowler
  Costumes:
  - Wardrobe
    
    Bridget Sellers
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    George Frost
  - Hairdressing
    
    Joan Carpenter
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Doreen Carwithen
  - Dance Music by
    
    Eric Rogers
  - [Music] Directed and Conducted by
    
    Muir Mathieson
  Sound:
  - Sound Supervisor
    
    John Cox
  - Sound Recording
    
    Bert Ross
  - Sound Recording
    
    Red Law
  - [Boom operator]
    
    Peter Dukelow
  - Logo [Sound System]
    
    Western Electric
  - Dubbing Editor
    
    Lee Doig