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Murder by Proxy

Blackout

1954

Terence Fisher Director
Hammer Films Studio

Sleazy, well as sleazy as you can get for 1954, tale of murder and memory loss. Lesser Hammer non-horror. For Hammer and UK cinema completists. Set includes six other titles from the same source. Never expected to see these on DVD.

-The Sloth

Clark wakes up from a bender with 500 pounds in his pocket, a new wife and a murdered father-in-law. Did he kill him, or is it a setup?

Not very good noir suffers from a variety of ailments, mainly a bad script with odd character motivations and some poor performances. Lee is very good, but like most of her films, she is underserved by the material.
-Dave W.


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	Murder by Proxy by Helen Nielsen (Gollancz) Novel
	Blackout 19th March 1954 Cinema 87 mins 1.37:1
	Murder By Proxy 8th March 1955 Cinema 87 mins 1.37:1

	Dane Clark Casey Morrow / Casimir Morikowski
	Belinda Lee Phyllis Brunner
	Betty Ann Davies Alicia Brunner
	Eleanor Summerfield Margaret 'Maggie' Doone
	Andrew Osborn Lance Gorden
	Harold Lang Travis / Victor Vanno
	Jill Melford Miss Nardis, Gorden's Secretary
	Alvys Maben Lita Huntley (as Alvis Maben)
	Michael Golden Detective Inspector Johnson
	Nora Gordon Casey's Mother (as Nora Gorden)
	Alfie Bass Ernie, the Barman
	Cleo Laine Nightclub Singer

	Unknown 27162-01 Nightclub Waiter
	Unknown 27162-01 Doorman
	Harry Brunning Chelsea Embankment News Vendor
	Lindsay Hooper Detective Sergeant
	Unknown 27162-01 Elevator Operator
	Edwin Apps Hotel Reception Clerk
	Unknown 27162-01 Hotel Clerk
	Joe Phelps Police Constable
	Olive Sloane Landlady
	Martin Lawrence Big John, Publican
	Arthur Lovegrove Man in Pub Arguing About Statistics
	Unknown 27162-01 Pub Patron
	Unknown 27162-01 Accordion Player in Pub
	Unknown 27162-01 Pub Patron
	Unknown 27162-01 Pianist in Pub
	Norman Fisher Pub Patron
	Nan Kearns Pub Patron
	Aldwyn Davies Pub Patron
	Walter Cross Pub Patron
	Delphi Lawrence Linda
	Arnold Diamond Brunner's Butler
	Alfred Maron Cockney Hotel Receptionist
	Unknown 27162-01 Police Constable
	Jack Sharp Man in Pub

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