Inquest
1939 | 60m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Roy Boulting |
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| Writer: | Francis Trevelyan Miller |
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| A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1939 |
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| Director: | Roy Boulting |
| Writer: | Francis Trevelyan Miller |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery |
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| Production Companies | Charter Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Allan | Margaret Hamilton |
| Herbert Lomas | Thomas Knight |
| Hay Petrie | Stephen Neale |
| Barbara Everest | Mrs. Wyatt |
| Olive Sloane | Lily Prudence |
| Philip Friend | Richard Neale KC |
| Harold Anstruther | Sir Denton Hulme |
| Malcolm Morley | Dr. MacFarlane |
| Jean Shepherd | Mary Trelease |
| Charles Stephenson | William Trelease |
| Basil Cunard | Det. Insp. Mullin |
| Richard Coke | King's Head landlord |
| Peter Madren | Journalist |
| Ian Wilson | Jury Member |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roy Boulting | Editor, Director |
| Michael Barringer | Theatre Play |
| Francis Trevelyan Miller | Screenplay |
| D.P. Cooper | Director of Photography |
| Jack Maxsted | Art Direction |
| Arthur Elvin | Camera Operator |
| Clifford Boote | Assistant Editor |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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This is quite a quirky little courtroom drama that illustrates some of the daftest elements of the ancient coroner's court practises. When "Margaret Hamilton" (Elizabeth Allan) is accused of her husband's murder, she appears before Herbert Lomas ("Thomas Knight") and his rather kangaroo court where ... luckily for her, she has a decent defence solicitor (Hay Petrie) who challenges the assumption that she is guilty and sets off to discover the truth. It's got two strong performances from a comically on-form Lomas and Petrie as the doughty K.C. who engage in a fun well written battle of wits. Hardly a vindication of the English judicial process but a great little watch.