Dear Murderer (1947)
When a man discovers his wife is having an affair, he commits the perfect crime.
- Date of release
- 1947-06-23
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Thriller
- Director
- Arthur Crabtree
Casting
- Eric Portman — Lee Warren
- Greta Gynt — Vivien Warren
- Dennis Price — Richard Fenton
- Jack Warner — Inspector Penbury
- Maxwell Reed — Jimmy Martin
- Hazel Court — Avis Fenton
- Jane Hylton — Rita
- Andrew Crawford — Sergeant Fox
- Charles Rolfe — Prison Warden
- Hélène Burls — Charwoman
- Ernest Butcher — Hall Porter
- Judith Carol — American Secretary
Interesting facts
Dear Murderer is a 1947 British film noir crime, drama, thriller, directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures, and starring Eric Portman and Greta Gynt. It was written by Muriel Box, Sydney Box and Peter Rogers based on the play by St. John Legh Clowes.
Production
It was one of the first films made at Gainsborough Pictures after Sydney Box took over as head of production. The adaptation was very faithful to the script. Filming took place in late 1946 at Islington Studios. It was produced by Sydney's sister Betty.
The cast included two young actors whom Box was trying to build into stars, Maxwell Reed and Hazel Court. Both were from his acting company, The Company of Youth.
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