Inquest is a 1939 British crime film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Elizabeth Allan, Herbert Lomas, Hay Petrie and Barbara Everest.[1] In the film, a young widow is accused of murder, and enlists the support of a King's Counsel to help prove her innocence.[2] It was based on the play Inquest by Michael Barringer which had previously been adapted as Inquest in 1931. The film was a quota quickie made at Highbury Studios to be used as a supporting feature.[3]
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Directed by | Roy Boulting |
Written by | Francis Miller |
Based on | Inquest by Michael Barringer |
Produced by | John Boulting |
Starring | Elizabeth Allan Herbert Lomas Hay Petrie Barbara Everest |
Cinematography | D.P. Cooper |
Edited by | Roy Boulting |
Music by | Charles Brill |
Production company | Charter Film Productions |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures |
Release date | December 1939 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
TV Guide concluded, "not bad as courtroom dramas go. This was the first attempt by the Boulting brothers to give higher production values to programmer filmmaking."[4]
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