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Murder by Proxy

EXPLODES...in a sinister network of evil!

When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name.

Date of release
1954-03-19
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Director
Terence Fisher

Casting

Interesting facts

Murder by Proxy is a 1954 British 'B' film noir crime drama film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films and starring Dane Clark, Belinda Lee and Betty Ann Davies. The film was based on the 1952 novel Murder by Proxy by Helen Nielsen. The film was first released in the United States by Lippert Pictures on May 21, 1954, and later released in the UK by Exclusive on March 29, 1955. This was the first of an eight-picture deal between Hammer and Lippert Productions signed on September 24, 1954. Production began on September 28, 1954. Jimmy Sangster was assistant director, J. Elder Wills was Art Director and Phil Leakey handled Makeup.

Production

Dane Clark's casting was announced in September 1953. This was the 2nd of three films he starred in for Hammer. He stayed on in England to make Five Days (1954).

The film was shot at Hammer's Bray Studios in Berkshire with sets designed by the art director J. Elder Wills.

Script supervisor Renee Glynne later recalled that Belinda Lee "was still very inexperienced at that time and I had to watch her quite carefully. She'd cross her legs the wrong way or turn her head at the wrong moment or come out with the wrong line, so I'd have to correct her and try to help her out. Dane obviously fancied her and got very cross with my professional interference.

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