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Inquest
Inquest

6.0

Inquest

NR·1939·60m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Roy Boulting

Screenplay

Francis Trevelyan Miller

Theatre Play

Michael Barringer

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

March 28, 2022

6

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.

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

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