Three Cases of Murder

Feb 11 1955 N/A 1h 39m
Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? When a young politician is hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.

Plot

Three stories of murder and the supernatural. In the first, a museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. Second, when two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? Third, when a young politician is terribly hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.

Written by

W. Somerset Maugham, Brett Halliday, Roderick Wilkinson

Directed by

David Eady, George More O'Ferrall, Wendy Toye

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

London Films Productions, Wessex Film Productions, British Lion Film Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,270
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
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Popularity
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