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Dial M for Murder (1954)

105 min  -  Crime | Mystery | Thriller  -   29 May 1954 (USA)
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An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Frederick Knott (screenplay), Frederick Knott (adapted from his play)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ray Milland Ray Milland ...
Grace Kelly Grace Kelly ...
Robert Cummings Robert Cummings ...
John Williams John Williams ...
Anthony Dawson Anthony Dawson ...
Leo Britt Leo Britt ...
Patrick Allen Patrick Allen ...
George Leigh George Leigh ...
George Alderson George Alderson ...
Robin Hughes Robin Hughes ...
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Storyline

In London, wealthy Margot Mary Wendice had a brief love affair with the American writer Mark Halliday while her husband and professional tennis player Tony Wendice was on a tennis tour. Tony quits playing to dedicate to his wife and finds a regular job. She decides to give him a second chance for their marriage. When Mark arrives from America to visit the couple, Margot tells him that she had destroyed all his letters but one that was stolen. Subsequently she was blackmailed, but she had never retrieved the stolen letter. Tony arrives home, claims that he needs to work and asks Margot to go with Mark to the theater. Meanwhile Tony calls Captain Lesgate (aka Charles Alexander Swann who studied with him at college) and blackmails him to murder his wife, so that he can inherit her fortune. But there is no perfect crime, and things do not work as planned. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Blackmail | Evidence | Writer | Letter  | See more »

Taglines:

Is this the man she was waiting for... or the man who was waiting for her? See more »

Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,562 (USA) (11 April 1999) (1 Screen) (reissue)

Gross:

$12,562 (USA) (11 April 1999) (re-issue)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Warnercolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The characters of Margot and Mark were named Sheila and Max in the original play. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At 24:48, Wendice throws a £100 bundle on a pink armchair. The money falls right at the back of the seat. At 31:33, Swann takes the money. The bundle is now right in front of the armchair. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Margot Mary Wendice: let me get you another drink. Mark, before Tony comes I ought to explain something.
Mark Halliday: Yes, I've been waiting for that.
Margot Mary Wendice: I haven't told him anything about us.
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Crazy Credits

The title is shown on a background of a British telephone dial; its MN/6
marking is replaced by a single large M which forms the single M of the
title. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Numb3rs: Where Credit's Due (#6.4)" (2009) See more »