Murder! (1930)

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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Film Connections 3 Technical Information 4 DVD Recommendations and Comments 5 Recent DVD Releases 5.1 released in 2008 5.2 released in 2007 6 Online 7 See Also... 8 Image Gallery 9 Film Frames 10 Themes 11 Cast and Crew

[edit] Synopsis

An actress in a travelling theatre group is murdered and Diana Baring, another member of the group is found suffering from amnesia standing by the body. Diana is tried and convicted of the murder, but Sir John Menier a famous actor on the jury is convinced of her innocence. Sir John sets out to find the real murderer before Diana's death sentence is carried out. (© IMDB)

[edit] Film Connections

• Hitchcock also filmed a German version of the film -- Mary (1931) -- using the same sets and German actors.
• There are two different English language prints of the film available (usually referred to as the "UK" and "US" prints), with the primary differences being in the end sequence.

[edit] Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono (RCA Sound System)
• running time: 104 minutes
• production studio: British International Pictures
• also known as:
  • Meurtre (1930) - France

[edit] DVD Recommendations and Comments

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[edit] Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Murder! (1930) - DVD releases

[edit] released in 2008

Meurtre (1930) - Studio Canal (France, 2008) R2 PAL 1.33:1

[edit] released in 2007

	Murder! (1930) - Lionsgate (USA, 2007) - part of a box set R1 NTSC 1.33:1
	Murder! (1930) - Optimum Releasing (UK, 2007) - part of a box set R2 PAL 1.33:1

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[edit] Online

The complete movie can be found on archive.org.

[edit] See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of Murder! (1930)
• Articles about Murder! (1930)
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

[edit] Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...

[edit] Film Frames

[edit] Themes

• hero falsely accused - in this case it's the heroine Diana
• the Hitchcock cameo - walking past the scene of the crime
  

[edit] Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Frank Mills - assistant director

Starring:

• Herbert Marshall - Sir John Menier
• Norah Baring - Diana Baring
• Phyllis Konstam - Doucie Markham
• Edward Chapman - Ted Markham
• Miles Mander - Gordon Druce
• Esme Percy - Handel Fane
• Donald Calthrop - Ion Stewart
• Esme V Chaplin - Prosecuting Counsel
• Amy Brandon Thomas - Defending Counsel
• Joynson Powell - Judge
• S J Warmington - Bennett
• Marie Wright - Miss Mitcham
• Hannah Jones - Mrs Didsome
• Una O'Connor - Mrs Grogram
• R E Jeffrey - Foreman of the Jury
• Violet Farebrother - Jury Member
• Clare Greet - Jury Member

Produced by:

• John Maxwell

Written by:

• Clemence Dane - original novel ("Enter Sir John")
• Helen Simpson - original novel ("Enter Sir John")
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Walter C Mycroft
• Alma Reville

Photographed by:

• Jack E Cox

Edited by:

• Rene Marrison

Music by:

• John Reynders

Hitchcock's Major Films
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1930s	Juno and the Paycock · Murder! · The Skin Game · Rich and Strange · Number Seventeen · Waltzes from Vienna · The Man Who Knew Too Much · The 39 Steps · Secret Agent · Sabotage · Young and Innocent · The Lady Vanishes · Jamaica Inn
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1950s	Stage Fright · Strangers on a Train · I Confess · Dial M for Murder · Rear Window · To Catch a Thief · The Trouble with Harry · The Man Who Knew Too Much · The Wrong Man · Vertigo · North by Northwest
1960s	Psycho · The Birds · Marnie · Torn Curtain · Topaz
1970s	Frenzy · Family Plot
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