I Met a Murderer
Directed byRoy Kellino
Written by
  • Pamela Mason
  • James Mason
  • Roy Kellino
Produced byRoy Kellino
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byFergus McDonell
Music byEric Ansell
Production
company
Gamma Films
Distributed byGrand National Pictures
Release dates
  • 4 March 1939 (1939-03-04) (UK)
  • 1 October 1939 (1939-10-01) (US)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

I Met a Murderer is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Roy Kellino and starring James Mason, Pamela Mason, Sylvia Coleridge and William Devlin. A man murders his oppressive wife and flees from the police. He meets a young woman who suspects his identity as the murderer, but conceals this because she wants to use the story for a book.[1] The film was shot on the Isle of Wight in 1939.[2]

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie called it a "nerve-wracking British suspenser";[3] while TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, noting, "Several novel twists in the tale of a fugitive on the run make this one fascinating."[4]

References

  1. ^ "I Met a Murderer (1939)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Memories of 1939 James Mason movie filmed on the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ "I Met a Murderer (1939) - Roy Kellino - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "I Met A Murderer". TVGuide.com.

External links


The films of Roy Kellino
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