Murder at Scotland Yard

Murder at Scotland Yard
Film titles
Directed by	Victor M. Gover
Written by	John Gilling
Starring	Todd Slaughter Patrick Barr Tucker McGuire
Cinematography	S.D. Onions
Edited by	Helen Wiggins
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Production company	Bushey Studios
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Murder at Scotland Yard is 1953 British crime film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr and Tucker McGuire.[1] It is a sequel to King of the Underworld (1952).[2]

Plot

Master criminal Terence Reilly has escaped from prison. He steals diamonds and is responsible for a series of murders. Inspector Morley of Scotland Yard is called in to recapture him.

Cast

• Tod Slaughter as Terence Reilly
• Patrick Barr as Inspector Morley
• Tucker McGuire as Eileen Trotter
• Dorothy Bramhall as Maria Flame
• Tom Macaulay as Inspector Grant

Production

The film was made at Bushey Studios. It was Slaughter's last feature film.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A very indifferently made crime melodrama. The succession of sketchy and barely related characters and incidents fails to arouse sympathy or excitement; and the technique – particularly the recording – is surprisingly poor. The only consolation lies in the few appearances of Tod Slaughter in one of his traditional villain roles."[3]

References

1. "Murder at Scotland Yard". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
2. Richards, Jeffrey, ed. (1998). The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939. I.B. Tauris. p. 158. ISBN 9781860646287.
3. "Murder at Scotland Yard". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 21 (240): 76. 1 January 1954 – via ProQuest.

External links

• Murder at Scotland Yard at IMDb