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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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"There's Always A Clue"
Without the box office clout of Warner Brothers leading players, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet made two crackerjack films for their studio, Three Strangers and The Verdict. One only wishes they had done more together.
Greenstreet and Lorre are neighbors in Victorian London and Greenstreet is a Scotland Yard inspector. Another neighbor Morton Lowry has provided invaluable information in the murder of his aunt, a case Greenstreet was assigned to. But after the execution of the suspect which is what began the film, new evidence comes to light proving that an innocent man had been hung.
Greenstreet's rival on the job, George Coulouris practically dances a jig with this news. He's been doing a lot of back channel maneuvering to get Greenstreet canned and himself to take his place. He's truly one hateful dude.
But later on Lowry is found dead in the proverbial locked room and Coulouris is the one now with a baffling case. Greenstreet and his artist friend Peter Lorre who like a bit of a nip now and then are around to offer help which Coulouris would rather die than accept.
How was the murder committee? The only thing I will say on the subject is that when one is good, one can make people believe they see more than they really do.
Lorre and Greenstreet play beautifully off each other and add the presence of Coulouris, you've got the makes of a great film that needs no star power. Such other colorful character players like Paul Cavanaugh, Joan Lorring, Arthur Shields, Rosalind Ivan are also in the cast.
When the solution is given at the end, you'll think it so confounded simple you'll kick yourself you didn't think of it.
Greenstreet and Lorre are not to be missed in any event.
Greenstreet and Lorre are neighbors in Victorian London and Greenstreet is a Scotland Yard inspector. Another neighbor Morton Lowry has provided invaluable information in the murder of his aunt, a case Greenstreet was assigned to. But after the execution of the suspect which is what began the film, new evidence comes to light proving that an innocent man had been hung.
Greenstreet's rival on the job, George Coulouris practically dances a jig with this news. He's been doing a lot of back channel maneuvering to get Greenstreet canned and himself to take his place. He's truly one hateful dude.
But later on Lowry is found dead in the proverbial locked room and Coulouris is the one now with a baffling case. Greenstreet and his artist friend Peter Lorre who like a bit of a nip now and then are around to offer help which Coulouris would rather die than accept.
How was the murder committee? The only thing I will say on the subject is that when one is good, one can make people believe they see more than they really do.
Lorre and Greenstreet play beautifully off each other and add the presence of Coulouris, you've got the makes of a great film that needs no star power. Such other colorful character players like Paul Cavanaugh, Joan Lorring, Arthur Shields, Rosalind Ivan are also in the cast.
When the solution is given at the end, you'll think it so confounded simple you'll kick yourself you didn't think of it.
Greenstreet and Lorre are not to be missed in any event.
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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