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24 November 1930 (USA)
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A juror in a murder trial, after voting to convict, has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution. full summary | add synopsis
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Slow-Moving Whodunit With Some Good Features
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Herbert Marshall | ... | Sir John Menier |
| Norah Baring | ... | Diana Baring |
| Phyllis Konstam | ... | Doucie Markham |
| Edward Chapman | ... | Ted Markham |
| Miles Mander | ... | Gordon Druce |
| Esme Percy | ... | Handel Fane |
| Donald Calthrop | ... | Ion Stewart |
| Esme V. Chaplin | ... | Prosecuting Counsel |
| Amy Brandon Thomas | ... | Defending Counsel (as Amy Brandon-Thomas) |
| Joynson Powell | ... | Judge |
| S.J. Warmington | ... | Bennett |
| Marie Wright | ... | Miss Mitcham |
| Hannah Jones | ... | Mrs. Didsome |
| Una O'Connor | ... | Mrs. Grogram |
| R.E. Jeffrey | ... | Foreman of the Jury |
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104 min | USA:92 min | Argentina:102 min | USA:100 min (TCM print: British version)
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1.20 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Photophone System)
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Finland:K-12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1986) |
USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
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The scene where Sir John thinks out loud in front of a mirror had to be filmed with a recording of the lines and an orchestra hidden behind the set as it was not possible to dub the soundtrack later.
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Continuity: A mid-shot of Sir John shaving shows him shaving off all the shave cream. A closer shot a moment later shows a dab of shave cream still on his chin.
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Old Woman: People ought to be ashamed of themselves, kicking up all that racket at this time of night.
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Old Woman: People ought to be ashamed of themselves, kicking up all that racket at this time of night.
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Spoofed in Elstree Calling (1930)
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Prelude
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What's wrong with the rug?Is this available on DVD?
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This was one of the few times that Alfred Hitchcock filmed one of his stories as a "whodunit" in which you are not sure until the end who committed the crime. "Murder!" is often slow-moving, but it has some good features, and is worth watching the whole way through. It was one of Hitchcock's earliest sound pictures, and he tried some new things here, some of which work quite well.
Herbert Marshall stars as Sir John, a famous actor who sits on a jury for a murder case. After the case is decided, Sir John starts having second thoughts over whether the verdict was really correct, and he decides to investigate on his own. His investigation itself moves rather slowly, but it has some entertaining moments. Everyone connected with the murder was part of a theater group, and Hitchcock gets some good mileage out of having the characters alternate between their real identities and their stage roles. There are some pretty good scenes, most especially the one of the jury's deliberations - it is quite amusing, and a not-too-subtle example of Hitchcock's lack of confidence in the infallibility of the legal system.
There is not very much of the suspense for which Hitchcock is famous, but instead there is some subtle humor and a lot of atmospheric detail. While not having the sustained excitement of Hitchcock's best films, "Murder!" is still worthwhile as a slightly different kind of film by the great director.