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Murder in Reverse
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Wikipedia article
'Murder in Reverse' is a 1945 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley and Chili Bouchier.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113205638/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43376 BFI.org]
A successful film in its time, 'Murder in Reverse' was shown at the British Film Institute on the big screen in June 2010 to great success, selling out the auditorium.
Plot
After many years serving a prison sentence for a murder he didn't commit, a man tries to seek the truth behind the crime and search out the real culprit. This has complex consequences. His life has been altered as he was taken from his beloved daughter (Clark) who has now grown up not knowing her true identity (Sheridan as an adult). He seeks revenge on his awful degenerate wife (Bouchier) and the man he was accused of murdering.
Cast
* William Hartnell as Tom Masterick
* Jimmy Hanley as Peter Rogers
* Chili Bouchier as Doris Masterick
* Brefni O'Rorke as Sullivan
* John Slater as Fred Smith
* Dinah Sheridan as Jill Masterick
* Petula Clark as Jill as a child
* Kynaston Reeves as Crossley King's Counsel
* John Salew as Blake King's Counsel
* Edward Rigby as Spike
* Ben Williams as Docker
* Ethel Coleridge as Mrs. Green
* Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Moore
* Wylie Watson as Tailor
* Scott Sanders as Landlord of the North Star
* Maudie Edwards as Customer
* Cyril Smith as Customer
* K. Lung as Sam Wung See
* Paul Ley as Interpreter
* May Norton as Mrs. Peterson
* Ellis Irving as Detective Sgt. Howell
* Hendry White as Clerk of the Court
* Aubrey Mallalieu as Judge
* Alfred Harris as Foreman of the Jury
* Johnny Catcher as American Soldier
* Sonny Miller as American Soldier
* Ivor Barnard as Woody
* Dick Francis as Police Sergeant
* Peter Gawthorne as One of Crossley's Guests
* Geoffrey Denys as One of Crossley's Guests
* Cyril Luckham as One of Crossley's Guests
Reception
According to trade papers, the film performed well at the British box office in 1945.[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xtGIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=hungry+hill+film+box+office&source=bl&ots=MTsQXadYDw&sig=2h-5aG3Vy4tT_h1mlC4mfRi18JQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ8b6P1YHMAhVEFqYKHcy9BF8Q6AEIMzAF#v=onepage&q=hungry%20hill%20film%20box%20office&f=false Robert Murphy, 'Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48' 2003 p 208]
References
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