Three Cases of Murder

Three Cases of Murder

99 mins | Horror, Mystery | March 15, 1955

Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? When a young politician is hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.

Three Cases of Murder

99 mins | Horror, Mystery | March 15, 1955

Three Cases of Murder
Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? When a young politician is hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers London Film Productions, Wessex Film Productions, British Lion Film Corporation
Original title Three Cases of Murder
Directors Wendy Toye, David Eady, George More O'Ferrall, Orson Welles
Writers Donald B. Wilson, Roderick Wilkinson, Brett Halliday, Ian Dalrymple, W. Somerset Maugham, Sidney Carroll

Cast

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)