Attempt to Kill
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| Directed by | Royston Morley |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood Jim O'Connolly |
| Written by | Richard Harris |
| Based on | The Lone House Mystery by Edgar Wallace |
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| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Edited by | Edward Jarvis |
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Production
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Merton Park Studios
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| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
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Release dates
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1961 |
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Running time
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54 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Attempt to Kill is a 1961 British film. It was a rare feature directed by Royston Morley, and based on a story by Edgar Wallace, The Lone House Mystery.[2][3] It was one of a series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 1960s.[1]
Contents
Premise
A businessman fires one of his employees, then someone tries to murder him. The fired man becomes the prime suspect.
Cast
- Derek Farr as Det. Insp. Minter
- Tony Wright as Gerry Hamilton
- Richard Pearson as Frank Weyman
- Freda Jackson as Mrs. Weyman
- Patricia Mort as Elisabeth Gray
- J.G. Devlin as Elliott
- Clifford Earl as Sgt. Bennett
- Denis Holmes as Fraser
- Allan Jeager as Gardener
- Grace Arnold as Housekeeper
- Trevor Reid as Bank Manager
- Frances Bennett as Barmaid
References
External links
- Attempt to Kill at BFI
- Attempt to Kill at Letterbox DVD
- Attempt to Kill at IMDb
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