Attempt to Kill (1961)
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears that he himself has been murdered.
- Date of release
- 1961-08-01
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Royston Morley
Casting
- Derek Farr — Detective Inspector Minter
- Tony Wright — Gerry Hamilton
- Richard Pearson — Frank Weyman
- Freda Jackson — Mrs. Weyman
- Patricia Mort — Elisabeth Gray
- J.G. Devlin — Elliott
- Clifford Earl — Sgt. Bennett
- Denis Holmes — Fraser
- Alan Jeayes — Gardener
- Grace Arnold — Housekeeper
- Trevor Reid — Bank Manager
- Frances Bennett — Barmaid
Interesting facts
Attempt to Kill is a 1961 British second feature ('B') film directed by Royston Morley and starring Derek Farr and Tony Wright. The screenplay was by Richard Harris, based on the 1929 Edgar Wallace novel The Lone House Mystery. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.
Production
Filming took place at Merton Park in June 1960.
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