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Plot summary
Diana Baring, a young actress in a traveling theater troupe, is found beside the murdered body of another actress, Edna Druce, with the poker at her feet and blood on her clothes. She remembers nothing of the minutes when the crime happened, and she keeps back something about a man she will not name. The police arrest her, and she stands trial for murder. One juror, the actor-manager Sir John Menier, is not certain of her guilt.
Cast
- Marie Wrightas Miss Mitcham
- Esme V. Chaplinas Prosecuting Counsel
- Amy Brandon Thomasas Defending Counsel
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Murder! (1930)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In the early days of sound film there was no way to post-dub, so Alfred Hitchcock had Herbert Marshall's voice recorded on a phonograph record and played back during filming, while an orchestra played the radio music live on the set.
- The portrayal of the character Sir John Menier was loosely based on the actor Gerald du Maurier, a friend of Alfred Hitchcock.
