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Three Cases of Murder

5.9 99 mins Mystery   Horror   1955
British Lion Film Corporation   Wessex Film Productions   London Films Productions  
Director(s): David Eady George More O'Ferrall Wendy Toye

Release Date: 15 Tue, Mar 1955

An atmospheric British omnibus film presenting three tales of murder and the supernatural. In “In the Picture,” a museum attendant is drawn into the eerie world within a painting. In “You Killed Elizabeth,” two lifelong friends become suspects when the woman they both love is murdered. In “Lord Mountdrago,” a disgraced politician seeks revenge on a powerful statesman by exploiting his dreams. Linked by a recurring figure, the film blends psychological horror, mystery, and fantasy across its three interconnected stories.

Casts of Three Cases of Murder

Orson Welles

as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

John Gregson

as Edgar Curtain ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

Elizabeth Sellars

as Elizabeth ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

Emrys Jones

as George Wheeler ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

Alan Badel

as Owen (segment "Lord Mountdrago") / Mr. X (segment "In the Picture") / Harry (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

André Morell

as Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

Hugh Pryse

as Jarvis ("The Picture" segment)

Leueen MacGrath

as Woman in the House ("In the Picture" segment)

Eddie Byrne

as Snyder ("The Picture" segment)

Helen Cherry

as Lady Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

Eamonn Andrews

as Introductions

Zena Marshall

as Beautiful Blonde (segment "Lord Mountdrago")

Patrick Macnee

as Guard Subaltern (segment "Lord Mountdrago") (uncredited)

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