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After an innocent man is executed in a case for which he was not responsible, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.After an innocent man is executed in a case for which he was not responsible, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.After an innocent man is executed in a case for which he was not responsible, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Jimmy Aubrey
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
Leah Baird
- French Charwoman
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Cockney
- (uncredited)
Barry Bernard
- Pub Keeper
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Gravedigger
- (uncredited)
Colin Campbell
- Simpkins
- (uncredited)
Herbert Clifton
- Englishman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFeature directorial debut of Don Siegel.
- GoofsWhen Supt. Buckley is at the cemetery excavating Kendall's body, both Emmric and Mrs. Benson show up. But Emmric and Mrs. Benson are civilians and the excavation is a police matter. The film does not explain how they found out about the excavation in the first place and why they were allowed to stay there. Even Grodman, a former Superintendent, had to get invited by Buckley.
- Quotes
Supt. George Edward Grodman: I feel as if I were drinking at my own wake.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Burke's Law: Who Killed Merlin the Great? (1964)
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Guilty of Greatness and Greenstreet
I don't know what to say about the other reviews here(better to say nothing as their insights offer that suitable response). This is a great film with a great pairing of that wonderful coupling of gargantuan Sydney Greenstreet and devilish, diminuative Peter Lorre. Grenstreet never was better as a Scotland Yard superintendant who mistakenly sends an innocent man to his death. He is forced out of his job by another aspiring detective played with relish by George Coulouris. Greenstreet remarks, "He underestimated the size of my britches." And so he did! Greenstreet was that special kind of actor that draws you to his every word, action, and deed. His refinement of speech and larger-than-life presence greatly enhance the film. Lorre is Lorre, a funny character actor getting a break from villains for a chance. Lorre and Greenstreet aid each other very nicely and their scenes together are perhaps the most fun ones in the film. Behind all the actions of the two men is a fine Victorian mystery that has a good, hard-to-figure out ending. Director Don Siegel shows his deftness in capturing a dark Victorian setting. His scene exhuming a casket is particularly well-done. A fine film and an unfortunately all to rare chance to see Lorre and Greenstreet together.
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- Sep 13, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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