I Killed the Count
| I Killed the Count | |
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| Written by | Alec Coppel |
| Date premiered | 10 December 1937 |
| Place premiered | Whitehall Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | London |
I Killed the Count is a 1937 play by Alec Coppel. Its success launched Coppel's career.[1]
The play was produced on Broadway in 1942.[2]
Film adaptation
| I Killed the Count | |
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| Starring | Ben Lyon |
Release dates | 1939 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I Killed the Count is a 1939 British, black-and-white, comedy, crime, mystery film, directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Ronald Shiner as Mullet, Ben Lyon, Syd Walker, Terence De Marney, Barbara Blair and Athole Stewart.
It was produced by Grafton Films.
Synopsis
Cockney comedian Syd Walker plays it more or less straight as Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Davidson, at present trying to determine who murdered the much-hated Count Mattoni (Leslie Perrins). The dilemma isn't that the Detective is suffering from a lack of witnesses. In fact, four different people come forth to confess to the killing – each of them with plenty of motive and opportunity.
Cast
- Ben Lyon – Bernard Froy
- Syd Walker – Detective Inspector Davidson
- Terence De Marney – Detective Sergeant Raines
- Barbara Blair – Renée la Lune
- Athole Stewart – Lord Sorrington
- Antoinette Cellier – Louise Rogers
- Leslie Perrins – Count Mattoni
- David Burns – Diamond
- Ronald Shiner – Mullet
- Aubrey Mallalieu – Johnson
- Kathleen Harrison – Polly
- Gus McNaughton – Martin
Release
Originally released in the US by Grand National Films Inc. in 1939, I Killed the Count was reissued the following year as Who is Guilty? by Monogram Pictures in America.[3]
Other versions
A second adaptation I Killed the Count was made by the BBC in 1948. The play was also adapted as a three-parter on TV's Alfred Hitchcock Presents[4] and on Australia radio in 1941.[5]
References
- ↑ Stephen Vagg, "Alec Coppel : Australian playwright and survivor", Australasian Drama Studies, 56, April 2010, 219-232
- ↑ "I Killed the Count". IBDB. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ↑ Sandra Brennan. "Who Is Guilty? (1940) - Fred Zelnick | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ↑ Hal Erickson. "I Killed the Count (1939) - | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ↑ "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
External links
- I Killed the Count (1939) at AllMovie
- Who Is Guilty? (1940) at AllMovie
- I Killed the Count at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- I Killed the Count at the Internet Movie Database
- I Killed the Count at AusStage
- Who is Guilty? review at Motion Picture Daily
- Who is Guilty? review at Film Daily
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