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5.9/10 • 11

1937-12-011h 5m

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She Lost Herself In Murder!

A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.

Directors
William Cameron Menzies
Writters
Arthur Wimperis
Editors
Arthur Wimperis, Russell Lloyd

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  1. John Mills

    John Mills

    Jim Connor

  2. Rène Ray

    Rène Ray

    Eileen

  3. Charles Oliver

    Charles Oliver

    Terrell, gang boss

  4. Bruce Seton

    Bruce Seton

    Madison, tall henchman

  5. Julian Vedey

    Julian Vedey

    Steve, short henchman

  6. Robert Newton

    Robert Newton

    Dave Connor

  7. Allan Jeayes

    Allan Jeayes

    The Detective Inspector

  8. Frank Atkinson

    Frank Atkinson

    Protheroe, the butler

  9. Tyrell Davis

    Tyrell Davis

    Charlie, the Bartender

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CinemaSerf

Jun 20, 2022

6/10

This has some good ingredients to make a jolly, if not exactly, menacing murder story - but it's all just way too fluffy and talky. The doey-eyed Rene Ray is "Eileen" who arrives into London very late one night. At the station, she encounters "Dave" (Robert Newton) who offers to show her an hotel where she might pass the night. What she doesn't know, is that her good Samaritan has fallen foul of some crooks and a station fracas ensues and he is mortally injured. Before he croaks, he gives her a message to give to his brother "Jim" (John Mills) in the eponymous nightclub. She meets the brother, but a rather unlikely series of mishaps befall the pair as they are being sought by the police and the hoodlums. Aside from some singing and dancing that one wouldn't normally attribute to John Mills, the thing is entirely procedural with little by way suspense or peril; and saving a rather curious performance from Frank Atkinson as the butler "Protheroe" would be instantly forgettable.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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