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Overview
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Writers:
Clemence Dane (novel) and
Helen Simpson (novel) ...
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Release Date:
24 November 1930 (USA) more
Plot:
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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skewering the straightforward more (32 total)
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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Director Cameo: [Alfred Hitchcock]about an hour into the movie walking past the house where the murder was committed. more
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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. more
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[first lines]
Old Woman:
People ought to be ashamed of themselves, kicking up all that racket at this time of night.
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Prelude more
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What's wrong with the rug?Is this available on DVD?
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Murder! (1930)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Not Esme Percy IMO | nellybly-3 |
| What's with the brandy? | ugottahaveit |
| The rug | miked32 |
| Those kids! | morgana-31 |
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One of the most conventional stories Hitchcock ever filmed, this is an innovative early curio full of clever moments, a vibrant feature that overwhelms its intelligent but lifeless (and dated) script. It is not a match for the stunning BLACKMAIL, but it is a worthy followup after the less interesting JUNO & THE PAYCOCK.
Sir John's quest to clear the woman he helped convict of murder charges takes a familiar whodunit path, but the performances help make this a unique film. All credit goes to Hitchcock for crafting another visually arresting movie and for knowing precisely how to tell the tale without overreaching (something he accomplished even in his weakest movies).
You'd expect that this movie, full of pioneering experiments, would feel like an antique; so many of the things it attempts have become tired clichés, yet the actors and director ensured that MURDER! would retain a freshness that is potent even now.
Without revealing too much, the sequence that really stays with you occurs near the end of the picture at a circus. This climactic, dark scene will leave you reeling in disbelief. Each time I see it I come away wondering how he managed something so remarkable -- and in a sense, terrifying -- to wrap up this Agatha Christie-like plot. Hitchcock's brightest years are ahead of him at this point, but the circus scene may be a career highlight.
The director disliked "whodunit" stories due to their rigid structure and the lack of opportunities for suspense, and admittedly this story is not as exciting as THE LODGER or BLACKMAIL, but he does milk the plot for all that it's worth and I think most anyone would be entertained by it. For Hitchcock buffs, this is a must, and thanks to the copious experimentation it's also recommended to anyone who is interested in early sound cinema.