Who Killed John Savage?

Who Killed John Savage?
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Basil Dillon
Based on	the novel Rynox by Philip MacDonald
Starring	Nicholas Hannen Barry MacKay Edward Chapman
Cinematography	Robert LaPresle
Edited by	Leslie Norman
Production company	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers (UK)
Release dates	22 November 1937 (London) (UK)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Who Killed John Savage? is a 1937 British mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nicholas Hannen, Barry MacKay, Kathleen Kelly, Henry Oscar and Edward Chapman.^[1] A businessman is found dead, leaving police detectives to work out whether it was suicide or murder.^[2] The film is based on a novel by Philip MacDonald and is a remake of the 1932 Michael Powell-directed film Rynox.^[3]

Cast

John Savage - Nicholas Hannen
Anthony Benedict - Barry MacKay
Inspector Chortley - Edward Chapman
Kate Savage - Kathleen Kelly
Woolrich - Henry Oscar
Smith - Ross Landon
Prout - George Kirby
Scruggs - C. Denier Warren

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "though slow to develop, this is an interesting mystery with some nicely detailed moments. Some good thesping by the ensemble overcomes the directorial sluggishness to create an unusual whodunit." ^[4]

References

↑ "Who Killed John Savage? (1937)". IMDb. 5 June 1938.
↑ "Who Killed John Savage? (1937)". BFI.
↑ "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". google.co.uk.
↑ "Who Killed John Savage?". TVGuide.com.

External links

Who Killed John Savage? at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Maurice Elvey

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Her Luck in London (1914)
The Idol of Paris (1914)
The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914)
The Suicide Club (1914)
Honeymoon for Three (1915)
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A Will of Her Own (1915)
There's Good in Everyone (1915)
Charity Ann (1915)
Florence Nightingale (1915)
Gilbert Dying to Die (1915)
Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is (1915)
Love in a Wood (1915)
Her Nameless Child (1915)
From Shopgirl to Duchess (1915)
Midshipman Easy (1915)
Fine Feathers (1915)
Money for Nothing (1916)
Trouble for Nothing (1916)
Driven (1916)
Esther (1916)
When Knights Were Bold (1916)
Vice Versa (1916)
Meg the Lady (1916)
The King's Daughter (1916)
The Princess of Happy Chance (1916)
Mother Love (1916)
The Woman Who Was Nothing (1917)
The Grit of a Jew (1917)
Smith (1917)
Justice (1917)
The Gay Lord Quex (1917)
Flames (1917)
Mary Girl (1917)
Dombey and Son (1917)
The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)
Hindle Wakes (1918)
Nelson (1918)
The Greatest Wish in the World (1918)
Goodbye (1918)
Adam Bede (1918)
The Victory Leaders (1919)
Comradeship (1919)
God's Good Man (1919)
Mr. Wu (1919)
The Elusive Pimpernel (1919)
Quinneys (1919)
The Rocks of Valpre (1919)
Keeper of the Door (1919)
The Swindler (1919)
The Tavern Knight (1920)
A Question of Trust (1920)
At the Villa Rose (1920)
The Hundredth Chance (1920)
The Amateur Gentleman (1920)
Bleak House (1920)
A Gentleman of France (1921)
A Romance of Wastdale (1921)
Innocent (1921)
The Fruitful Vine (1921)
The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)
Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)
A Debt of Honour (1922)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1922)
Running Water (1922)
Guy Fawkes (1923)
The Royal Oak (1923)
The Wandering Jew (1923)
The Sign of Four (1923)
The Passionate Friends (1923)
Don Quixote (1923)
Sally Bishop (1924)
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My Husband's Wives (1924)
The Woman Tempted (1926)
The Flag Lieutenant (1926)
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Roses of Picardy (1927)
Hindle Wakes (1927)
The Flight Commander (1927)
Quinneys (1927)
The Glad Eye (1927)
Mademoiselle Parley Voo (1928)
Balaclava (1928)
Palais de danse (1928)
You Know What Sailors Are (1928)
High Treason (1929)
The School for Scandal (1930)
Potiphar's Wife (1931)
Sally in Our Alley (1931)
A Honeymoon Adventure (1931)
Frail Women (1932)
The Marriage Bond (1932)
The Water Gipsies (1932)
Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)
The Lodger (1932)
The Lost Chord (1933)
I Lived with You (1933)
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Soldiers of the King (1933)
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Road House (1934)
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