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'Three Cases of Murder' is a 1955 British horror omnibus film comprising three stories: "The Picture," "You Killed Elizabeth," and "Lord Mountdrago." Eamonn Andrews introduces each. Alan Badel appears in all three.John Hamilton, 'The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70' Hemlock Books 2013 p 24-27

Cast



Main cast

* Orson Welles as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

* John Gregson as Edgar Curtain ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

* Elizabeth Sellars as Elizabeth ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

* Emrys Jones as George Wheeler ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

* Alan Badel as Owen (segment "Lord Mountdrago") / Mr. X (segment "In the Picture") / Harry (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

* Andr Morell as Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

* Hugh Pryse as Jarvis ("In the Picture" segment)

* Leueen MacGrath as Woman in the House ("In the Picture" segment)

* Eddie Byrne as Snyder ("In the Picture" segment)

* Helen Cherry as Lady Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

* Eamonn Andrews as Introductions

Supporting cast

* Peter Burton as Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

* Philip Dale as Sgt. Mallot (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

* Christina Forrest as Susan (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

* Evelyn Hall as Lady Connemara (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

* Ann Hanslip as The Girl (segment "In the Picture")

* David Horne as Sir James (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

* John Humphry as Private Secretary (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

* Maurice Kaufmann as Pemberton (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

* Jack Lambert as Inspector Acheson ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

* Zena Marshall as Beautiful Blonde (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

* John Salew as Rooke ("In the Picture" segment)

* Harry Welchman as Connoisseur (segment "In the Picture")

* Colette Wilde as Jane (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

* Arthur Wontner as Leader of the House (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

Uncredited/Cameo cast

* Patrick Macnee as Guard Subaltern

* Marc Sheldon as Man in Background

Production



The first and third stories deal with the supernatural. In the first, "In the Picture", a museum worker enters one of the pictures in a gallery. In the second, "You Killed Elizabeth", two friends fall in love with the same woman. In the third, "Lord Mountdrago", a dramatization of a short story by W. Somerset Maugham from his collection 'The Mixture as Before', a politician seeks revenge on a political opponent by entering his dreams.

Wendy Toye directed "In the Picture"; David Eady, "You Killed Elizabeth"; and George More O'Ferrall, "Lord Mountdrago."The Times, "Three Cases Of Murder" Film Short Stories 16 May 1955

Orson Welles received top billing, but he appears only in "Lord Mountdrago". According to Patrick Macnee, who had a supporting role, Welles began making suggestions to director George More O'Ferrall throughout the first day of filming, and by the third day he had taken over the direction of the entire segment.Patrick Macnee, 'Blind in One Ear' (London, 1988)

Reception



The presence of Orson Welles in the cast meant the film was released in the US before the UK. The film was turned down for exhibition in the UK by both the Rank and Associated British chains. They claimed that the film was mediocre and that Welles was not a big enough box office draw to compensate for this.

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