Dead Men Tell No Tales is a 1938 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Emlyn Williams, Sara Seegar and Hugh Williams.[1] It is based on the 1935 novel The Norwich Victims by Francis Beeding.[2] The film was made at Welwyn Studios.[3][full citation needed]
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | |
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by |
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| Based on | The Norwich Victims by Francis Beeding |
| Produced by | John Corfield |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bryan Langley |
| Edited by | James Corbett |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release date | 1938 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
An English schoolteacher wins a French lottery, but on her way to Paris she is murdered and an imposter attempts to claim her prize.
Cast edit
- Emlyn Williams as Dr. Headlam
- Sara Seegar as Marjorie
- Hugh Williams as Detective Inspector Martin
- Marius Goring as Greening
- Lesley Brook as Elizabeth Orme
- Christine Silver as Miss Haslett
- Clive Morton as Frank Fielding
- Ann Wilton as Bridget
- Jack Vyvian as Crump
- Marjorie Dale as The Singer
- Hal Gordon as Sergeant
References edit
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Goble p.32
- ^ Wood p.94
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 2011. ISBN 9783110951943
- Shafer, Stephen C. British popular films, 1929-1939: the cinema of reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
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