I Killed the Count (film)

I Killed the Count
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Directed byFrederic Zelnik
Written byLawrence Huntington
Based onI Killed the Count
by Alec Coppel
Produced byIsadore Goldsmith
StarringBen Lyon
Syd Walker
Terence de Marney
CinematographyBryan Langley
Music byHans May
Production
company
Grafton Films
Distributed byGrand National Pictures
Monogram Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 6 May 1939 (1939-05-06)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

I Killed the Count is a 1939 British mystery film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Ben Lyon, Syd Walker, Terence de Marney.[1] It was shot at Highbury Studios.[2][3]

Synopsis

Cockney comedian Syd Walker plays it more or less straight as Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Davidson, at present trying to determine who murdered the much-hated Count Mattoni (Leslie Perrins). The dilemma isn't that the Detective is suffering from a lack of witnesses. In fact, four different people come forth to confess to the killing – each of them with plenty of motive and opportunity.

Cast

Reception

Variety said after "a casual start, the story warms up and becomes exciting and entertainment."[4]

References

  1. ^ Wood p.100
  2. ^ "Film News of the Week. "I KILLED THE COUNT."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 727. New South Wales, Australia. 7 September 1939. p. 26. Retrieved 4 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ ""I KILLED THE COUNT"". Smith's Weekly. Vol. XXI, no. 29. New South Wales, Australia. 16 September 1939. p. 20. Retrieved 4 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ I Killed the Count Review at Variety

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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