Murder! (1930)

Synopsis: This early Alfred Hitchcock suspense-thriller features one of the filmmaker's favorite subjects--a wrongly accused murder suspect. Although famous actor Sir John (Herbert Marshall) believes young... This early Alfred Hitchcock suspense-thriller features one of the filmmaker's favorite subjects--a wrongly accused murder suspect. Although famous actor Sir John (Herbert Marshall) believes young actress Diana Baring (Norah Baring) can't be responsible for murdering a young woman from her performing troupe, he votes guilty with his fellow jurors. However, his conscience forces him to become an amateur sleuth and set out to find the real killer. Sir John eventually figures out who actually murdered the woman, and he sets out to create a trap for the guilty party in the film's suspenseful climax. MURDER! was adapted from the novel ENTER SIR JOHN! By Clemence Dane. This early Alfred Hitchcock suspense-thriller features one of the filmmaker's favorite subjects -- a wrongly-accused murder suspect. Although Sir John believes young actress Diana Baring can't be responsible for murdering a young woman from her performing troupe, he votes guilty with his fellow jurors. However, his conscience forces him to become an amateur sleuth and set out to find the real killer. Sir John eventually figures out who actually murdered the woman and he creates a trap for the guilty party in the film's suspenseful climax. [More]

Starring: Herbert Marshall, Nora Baring, Phyllis Constam, Edward Chapman

Starring: Herbert Marshall, Nora Baring, Phyllis Constam, Edward Chapman, Donald Calthrop, Esme Percy, Esme Chaplin, Claire Greet

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: John Maxwell
Story: Clemence Dane, Helen Simpson
Composer: John Reynders
Screenwriter: Alma Reville

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