Three Cases of Murder

Three Cases of Murder
Three Cases of Murder
	File:Three Cases of Murder VideoCover.jpeg
Directed by	David Eady; George More O'Ferrall; Wendy Toye; Orson Welles ;;(uncredited)
Written by	Sidney Carroll; Ian Dalrymple; Donald B. Wilson
Produced by	Ian Dalrymple; Alexander Paal
Starring	Alan Badel; Orson Welles; John Gregson; André Morell
Cinematography	Georges Périnal
Music by	Doreen Carwithen
Production; company	Wessex Film Productions
Distributed by	London Films
Release dates	15 March 1955 (US); May 1955 '(UK)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Three Cases of Murder is a 1955 British omnibus film comprising three stories: "The Picture," "You Killed Elizabeth," and "Lord Mountdrago." Eamonn Andrews introduces each. Alan Badel appears in all three.^[1]

Cast

Main cast

Orson Welles as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
John Gregson as Edgar Curtain ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)
Elizabeth Sellars as Elizabeth ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)
Emrys Jones as George Wheeler ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)
Alan Badel as Owen (segment "Lord Mountdrago") / Mr. X (segment "In the Picture") / Harry (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")
André Morell as Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
Hugh Pryse as Jarvis ("The Picture" segment)
Leueen MacGrath as Woman in the House ("In the Picture" segment)
Eddie Byrne as Snyder ("The Picture" segment)
Helen Cherry as Lady Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
Eamonn Andrews as Introductions

Supporting cast

Peter Burton as Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (segment "Lord Mountdrago")
Philip Dale as Sgt. Mallot (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")
Christina Forrest as Susan (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")
Evelyn Hall as Lady Connemara (segment "Lord Mountdrago")
Ann Hanslip as The Girl (segment "In the Picture")
David Horne as Sir James (segment "Lord Mountdrago")
John Humphry as Private Secretary (segment "Lord Mountdrago")
Maurice Kaufmann as Pemberton (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")
Jack Lambert as Inspector Acheson ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)
Zena Marshall as Beautiful Blonde (segment "Lord Mountdrago")
John Salew as Rooke ("The Picture" segment)
Harry Welchman as Connoisseur (segment "In the Picture")
Colette Wilde as Jane (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")
Arthur Wontner as Leader of the House (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

Uncredited/Cameo cast

Patrick Macnee as Guard Subaltern
Marc Sheldon as Man in Background

Production

The first and third stories deal with the supernatural. In the first, "The Picture," a museum worker enters one of the pictures in a gallery. In the second, "You Killed Elizabeth," two friends fall in love with the same woman; she is murdered by one of them. In the third, "Lord Mountdrago," a politician seeks revenge on a political opponent by entering his dreams.

Wendy Toye directed "The Picture"; David Eady, "You Killed Elizabeth"; and George More O'Ferrall, "Lord Mountdrago." ^[2]

Orson Welles received top billing, but he appears only in "Lord Mountdrago." According to Patrick Macnee, who had a supporting role, Welles began making suggestions to director George More O'Ferrall throughout the first day of filming, and by the third day he had taken over the direction of the entire segment.^[3]

Reception

The presence of Orson Welles in the cast meant the film was released in the US before the UK.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 24-27
^ The Times, "Three Cases Of Murder" Film Short Stories 16 May 1955
^ Patrick Macnee, Blind in One Ear (London, 1988)

External links

This article related to a British film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This 1950s crime film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[x_cert-1] John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 24-27

[2] The Times, "Three Cases Of Murder" Film Short Stories 16 May 1955

[3] Patrick Macnee, Blind in One Ear (London, 1988)

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Orson Welles
Filmography Radio credits Theatre credits Discography Bibliography Unrealized projects
Feature films	Citizen Kane (1941) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) The Stranger (1946) The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Macbeth (1948) Othello (1951) Mr. Arkadin (1955) Touch of Evil (1958) The Trial (1962) Chimes at Midnight (1965) The Immortal Story (1968) F for Fake (1973) Filming Othello (1978) The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Shorts	Twelfth Night (1933) The Hearts of Age (1934) Citizen Kane trailer (1940) Around the World (1946) The Miracle of St. Anne (1950) Magic Trick (1953) The Dominici Affair (1955) Portrait of Gina (1958) An Evening with Orson Welles (1970) Orson's Bag Vienna (1968) The Merchant of Venice (1969) One Man Band (1968–1971) Moby Dick (1971) Orson Welles' Magic Show (1976–1985) The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
Unfinished films	Too Much Johnson (1938) It's All True (1942) Don Quixote (1957–1969) The Heroine (1967) The Deep (1967–1970) Filming 'The Trial' (1981) The Dreamers (1980–1982)
Partly directed	Journey into Fear (1943) Follow the Boys (1944) Black Magic (1949) Three Cases of Murder (1955) David and Goliath (1960) The Southern Star (1969)
Adaptations	Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Treasure Island (1972) Cradle Will Rock (1999) The Big Brass Ring (1999)
Television	Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955) Around the World with Orson Welles (1955) Orson Welles and People (1956) The Fountain of Youth (1958) In the Land of Don Quixote (1964) The Orson Welles Show (1979)
Theatre	Marching Song (1932) Bright Lucifer Voodoo Macbeth (1936) Horse Eats Hat (1936) The Cradle Will Rock (1937) Caesar (1937–1938) Too Much Johnson (1938) Native Son (1941) The Mercury Wonder Show (1943) Around the World (1946) Othello (1951) The Lady in the Ice (1953) Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955) Rhinoceros (1960)
Radio	Les Misérables (1937) The Shadow (1937–1938) The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1938) "Dracula" (1938) "The War of the Worlds" (1938) The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) The Orson Welles Show (1941–1942) Ceiling Unlimited (1942–1943) Hello Americans (1942–1943) The Orson Welles Almanac (1944) This Is My Best (1945) Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–1946) The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air (1946) The Adventures of Harry Lime (1951–1952) The Black Museum (1951–52)
Spoken-word	The Happy Prince (1946) The Begatting of the President (1970)
Books	This Is Orson Welles (1992) Les Bravades (1996)
Related	Mercury Theatre Rita Hayworth (second wife) Paola Mori (third wife) Beatrice Welles (daughter) Oja Kodar Frozen Peas Orson Welles Paul Masson advertisements It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993) Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) Orson Welles (crater)