Inquest (1939)
A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent.
- Date of release
- 1939-12-01
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery
- Director
- Roy Boulting
Casting
- Elizabeth Allan — Margaret Hamilton
- Herbert Lomas — Thomas Knight
- Hay Petrie — Stephen Neale
- Barbara Everest — Mrs. Wyatt
- Olive Sloane — Lily Prudence
- Philip Friend — Richard Neale KC
- Harold Anstruther — Sir Denton Hulme
- Malcolm Morley — Dr. MacFarlane
- Jean Shepherd — Mary Trelease
- Charles Stephenson — William Trelease
- Basil Cunard — Det. Insp. Mullin
- Richard Coke — King's Head landlord
Interesting facts
Inquest is a 1939 British crime film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Elizabeth Allan, Herbert Lomas, Hay Petrie and Barbara Everest. It was based on the play Inquest by Michael Barringer which had previously been adapted as Inquest in 1931. The film was a quota quickie made at Highbury Studios to be used as a supporting feature.
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