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01/12/1939 Crime, Mystery 1h 0m
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Overview

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.

  1. Roy Boulting

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Elizabeth Allan

    Margaret Hamilton

  2. Herbert Lomas

    Thomas Knight

  3. Hay Petrie

    Stephen Neale

  4. Barbara Everest

    Mrs. Wyatt

  5. Olive Sloane

    Lily Prudence

  6. Philip Friend

    Richard Neale KC

  7. Harold Anstruther

    Sir Denton Hulme

  8. Malcolm Morley

    Dr. MacFarlane

  9. Jean Shepherd

    Mary Trelease

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-28
This is quite a quirky little courtroom drama that illustrates some of the daftest elements of the ancient coroner's court practises. When "Margaret Hamilton" (Elizabeth Allan) is accused of her husband's murder, she appears before Herbert Lomas ("Thomas Knight") and his rather kangaroo court where luckily for her, she has a decent defence solicitor (Hay Petrie) who challenges the assumption that she is guilty and sets off to discover the truth. It's got two strong performances from a comically on-form Lomas and Petrie as the doughty K.C. who engage in a fun well written battle of wits. Hardly...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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