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Inquest (1939 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Inquest' is a 1939 British crime film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Elizabeth Allan, Herbert Lomas, Hay Petrie and Barbara Everest. In the film, a young widow is accused of murder, and enlists the support of a King's Counsel to help prove her innocence. It was based on the play 'Inquest' by Michael Barringer which had previously been adapted as 'Inquest' in 1931. The film was a quota quickie made at Highbury Studios to be used as a supporting feature.
Cast
* Elizabeth Allan as Margaret Hamilton
* Herbert Lomas as Thomas Knight
* Hay Petrie as Stephen Neale
* Barbara Everest as Mrs. Wyatt
* Olive Sloane as Lily Prudence
* Philip Friend as Richard Neale KC
* Harold Anstruther as Sir. Denton Hulme
* Malcolm Morley as Doctor Macfarlane
Critical reception
TV Guide concluded, "not bad as courtroom dramas go. This was the first attempt by the Boulting brothers to give higher production values to programmer filmmaking."
References
Category:1939 films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:British crime films
Category:1939 crime films
Category:British films based on plays
Category:Films shot at Highbury Studios
Category:Quota quickies
Category:Films set in England
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s British films
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