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Model for Murder

  • 1959
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Model for Murder (1959)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

An American officer, searching England for his dead brother's girlfriend, becomes involved in a jewel robbery.An American officer, searching England for his dead brother's girlfriend, becomes involved in a jewel robbery.An American officer, searching England for his dead brother's girlfriend, becomes involved in a jewel robbery.

  • Director
    • Terry Bishop
  • Writers
    • Terry Bishop
    • Robert Dunbar
    • Peter Fraser
  • Stars
    • Keith Andes
    • Hazel Court
    • Jean Aubrey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    259
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terry Bishop
    • Writers
      • Terry Bishop
      • Robert Dunbar
      • Peter Fraser
    • Stars
      • Keith Andes
      • Hazel Court
      • Jean Aubrey
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast19

    Keith Andes
    Keith Andes
    • David Martens
    Hazel Court
    Hazel Court
    • Sally Meadows
    Jean Aubrey
    • Annabel Meadows
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Kingsley Beauchamp
    Julia Arnall
    Julia Arnall
    • Diane Leigh
    Patricia Jessel
    Patricia Jessel
    • Madame Dupont
    Peter Hammond
    Peter Hammond
    • George
    Edwin Richfield
    Edwin Richfield
    • Costard
    Alfred Burke
    Alfred Burke
    • Podd
    Richard Pearson
    Richard Pearson
    • Bullock
    George Benson
    • Freddie
    Diane Bester
    • Tessa
    Howard Marion-Crawford
    Howard Marion-Crawford
    • Inspector Duncan
    Neil Hallett
    Neil Hallett
    • Sergeant Anderson
    Barbara Archer
    Barbara Archer
    • Betty Costard
    Annabel Maule
    • Hospital Sister
    Charles Lamb
    • Lock-Keeper
    Fred Machon
    • Restaurant Customer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terry Bishop
    • Writers
      • Terry Bishop
      • Robert Dunbar
      • Peter Fraser
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Both Edwin Richfield and Alfred Burke play crooks here, and both went on to play detectives in long-running crime dramas, Burke in Public Eye and Richfield in Interpol Calling. John Thaw too, played at least one crook in his early career, long before he played Morse.
    • Goofs
      When David is knocked out and sent crashing in Kingsley car the wreck is clearly another older car type than the car he is placed in.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stohos dolofonias
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(studio: produced at Shepperton Studios, England)
    • Production companies
      • Parroch
      • British Lion Film Corporation
      • Jack Parsons Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 13m(73 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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