Murder Anonymous
Murder Anonymous is a 1955 British crime short film directed by Ken Hughes and featuring Edgar Lustgarten, Peter Arne and Jill Bennett.[1] It features an early appearance by Arthur Lowe, later to play Captain Manwairing in Dad's Army, who plays a fingerprint expert.
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| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Produced by | Alec C. Snowden |
| Screenplay by | James Eastwood Roy H. Lewis |
| Starring | Edgar Lustgarten Peter Arne Jill Bennett |
| Narrated by | Edgar Lustgarten |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated (UK) |
Release date | November 1955 (UK) |
Running time | 31 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was made by Anglo-Amalgamated as support for feature film screenings in cinemas as part of the Scotland Yard film series.[2]
Plot
The death of a playboy points the finger of suspicion at Bowman (Arthur Lovegrove), in whose divorce suit the dead man had been named.
Cast
- Edgar Lustgarten as Host
- Peter Arne as Douglas Sheldon
- Jill Bennett as Mrs. Sheldon
- Ewen Solon as Inspector Conway
- Brian O'Higgins as Detective Sergeant
- Louise Gainsborough as Mrs. Langster
- Arthur Lovegrove as Bowman
- Bettina Dickson as Mrs. Bowman
- John Penrose as Langster
- Vanda Godsell as Hotel Guest
- Dervis Ward as Detective Sergeant
- Alastair Hunter as Harry
- Philip Ray as Police Doctor
- Doug Robinson as Mr. Robinson
- Frank Hawkins as Police Sergeant
- Arthur Lowe as Fingerprint Expert
- Joy Webster as Judo Girl
- John Dunbar as Doctor
- Travers Humphreys as Himself
Critical reception
Sky Movies noted "Another dip into the Merton Park Studios filing cabinet that housed their short Scotland Yard mysteries, hosted by mournful-faced criminologist Edgar Lustgarten. The director is Ken Hughes, who briskly illuminates the case in question and was later to go to on bigger - if not better - subjects, including The Trials of Oscar Wilde and Mae West's last picture, Sextette."[3]