Murder in Reverse

Murder in Reverse
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Montgomery Tully
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Written by	Montgomery Tully
Starring	William Hartnell; Chili Bouchier; Jimmy Hanley
Music by	Hans May
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Eve Catchpole; Douglas Myers
Production; company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	22 October 1945
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Murder in Reverse is a 1945 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley and Chili Bouchier.[1]

A successful film in its time, Murder in Reverse was shown at the British Film Institute on the big screen in June 2010 to great success, selling out the auditorium.

Plot

After many years serving a prison sentence for a murder he didn't commit, a man tries to seek the truth behind the crime and search out the real culprit. This has complex consequences. His life has been altered as he was taken from his beloved daughter (Clark) who has now grown up not knowing her true identity (Sheridan as an adult). He seeks revenge on his awful degenerate wife (Bouchier) and the man he was accused of murdering.

Cast

William Hartnell as Tom Masterick
Jimmy Hanley as Peter Rogers
Chili Bouchier as Doris Masterick
Brefni O'Rorke as Sullivan
John Slater as Fred Smith
Dinah Sheridan as Jill Masterick
Petula Clark as Jill as a child
Kynaston Reeves as Crossley King's Counsel
John Salew as Blake King's Counsel
Edward Rigby as Spike
Ben Williams as Docker
Ethel Coleridge as Mrs. Green
Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Moore
Wylie Watson as Tailor
Scott Sanders as Landlord of the North Star
Maudie Edwards as Customer

Cyril Smith as Customer
K. Lung as Sam Wung See
Paul Ley as Interpreter
May Norton as Mrs. Peterson
Ellis Irving as Detective Sgt. Howell
Hendry White as Clerk of the Court
Aubrey Mallalieu as Judge
Alfred Harris as Foreman of the Jury
Johnny Catcher as American Soldier
Sonny Miller as American Soldier
Ivor Barnard as Woody
Dick Francis as Police Sergeant
Peter Gawthorne as One of Crossley's Guests
Geoffrey Denys as One of Crossley's Guests
Cyril Luckham as One of Crossley's Guests

Reception

According to trade papers, the film performed well at the British box office in 1945.[2]

References

External links

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[1] BFI.org

[2] Robert Murphy, Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48 2003 p 208