Wanted for Murder

Wanted for Murder (1946)

The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.

Date of release
1946-06-17
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (34)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Lawrence Huntington

Casting

Interesting facts

Wanted for Murder is a 1946 British crime film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Eric Portman, Dulcie Gray, Derek Farr, and Roland Culver.

Production

The film was based on a play by Terence de Marney and Percy Robinson, which debuted on stage in London in 1937. De Marney played the killer in the original production.

In January 1946 it was announced that 20th Century Fox had signed a deal with Marcel Hellman to make the film, for which Fox put up 50 per cent of the budget.

The screenplay was one of two that Emeric Pressburger wrote for Hellman, the other being for Men Against Britannia.

The film was shot at Welwyn Studios and at Star House, 14, The Royal Exchange, Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea, used as the home of Eric Portman's character and his mother (Barbara Everest). There were also scenes filmed at Scotland Yard.

In April 1946 Spyros Skouras signed a three-picture deal with Hellman for 20th Century Fox to distribute three of Hellman's films. The first was to be Wanted for Murder, which had been completed. (The other films were Meet Me at Dawn and This Was a Woman.)

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