The Scotland Yard Mystery is a 1934 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sir Gerald du Maurier, George Curzon, Grete Natzler, Belle Chrystall and Wally Patch. The screenplay concerns a criminal doctor who operates a racket claiming life insurance by injecting victims with a life suspending serum turning them into living dead.[1] The film is based on a play by Wallace Geoffrey. It was made by one of the biggest British companies of the era, British International Pictures, at their Welwyn Studios.[2]

The Scotland Yard Mystery
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Screenplay by	Frank Miller
Based on	The Scotland Yard Mystery by Wallace Geoffrey
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Gerald du Maurier George Curzon Grete Natzler Belle Chrystall
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Walter Stokvis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	3 January 1934
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

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Cast

• Sir Gerald du Maurier as Commissioner Stanton
• George Curzon as Doctor Charles Masters
• Grete Natzler as Irene Masters
• Belle Chrystall as Mary Stanton
• Leslie Perrins as John Freeman
• Frederick Peisley as Kenneth Bailey
• Wally Patch (billed as Walter Patch) as Detective Sergeant George
• Henry Victor as Floyd
• Herbert Cameron as Paxton
• Paul Graetz as Paston

References

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Scotland Yard Mystery at IMDb

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