''Signpost to Murder'' is a 1965 American
crime film
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directed by
George Englund
George Englund (June 22, 1926 – September 14, 2017) was an American film editor, director, producer, and actor.
Biography
Englund was born George Howe Ripley in Washington, D.C., the son of actress Mabel Albertson and Harold Austin Ripley. Hi ...
and written by
Sally Benson
Sally Benson ('' née'' Sara Smith; September 3, 1897 – July 19, 1972) was an American writer of short stories and screenwriter. She is best known for her humorous tales of modern youth collected in ''Junior Miss'' and her semi-autobiographical ...
based on the play by Monte Doyle. The film stars
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. A star since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Woodward made her career breakthrough in the 1950s and earned esteem and respect playing complex women with a charact ...
,
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Maxwell Whitman (February 1, 1928 – March 16, 2020) was an American actor, known for his lengthy career in film and television. Whitman was born in San Francisco and raised in New York until the age of 12, when his family relocated to ...
,
Edward Mulhare
Edward Mulhare (8 April 1923 – 24 May 1997) was an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades. He is best known for his starring roles in two television series: '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' and ''Knight Rider''.
Early life and career
Mulha ...
,
Alan Napier
Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatre, he had a long film career in Britain and later, in Hollywood. Napier is best remembered for ...
, Joyce Worsley, and Leslie Denison. The film was released on May 19, 1965, by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.
Plot
A man, on the run after killing his wife, takes refuge in the house of a woman who is hiding dark secrets of her own.
Cast
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Joanne Woodward
Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. A star since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Woodward made her career breakthrough in the 1950s and earned esteem and respect playing complex women with a charact ...
as Molly Thomas
*
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Maxwell Whitman (February 1, 1928 – March 16, 2020) was an American actor, known for his lengthy career in film and television. Whitman was born in San Francisco and raised in New York until the age of 12, when his family relocated to ...
as Alex Forrester
*
Edward Mulhare
Edward Mulhare (8 April 1923 – 24 May 1997) was an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades. He is best known for his starring roles in two television series: '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' and ''Knight Rider''.
Early life and career
Mulha ...
as Dr. Mark Fleming
*
Alan Napier
Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatre, he had a long film career in Britain and later, in Hollywood. Napier is best remembered for ...
as The Vicar
*Joyce Worsley as Mrs. Barnes
*Leslie Denison as Superintendent Bickley
*
Murray Matheson
Sidney Murray Matheson (1 July 1912 – 25 April 1985) was a U.S.-based Australian actor. He appeared on stage and in films and television programs until 1983.
Biography
Matheson was born in Casterton, Australia in 1912 where he grew up on a 3 ...
as Dr. Graham
*
Hedley Mattingly
Hedley Howard Mattingly (May 7, 1915 – March 3, 1998) was a British actor who appeared in many American films and television series.
Career
Hedley Mattingly was born in London, England. He began his career as a stage actor before the ou ...
as Police Constable Mort Rogers
*Carol Veazie as Auntie
Remake
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian people, Indian film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chop ...
and
B R Chopra remade it in India as the 1969 Hindi film ''
Ittefaq'' starring
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record ...
and
Nanda
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Indian history and religion
* Nanda Empire, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE
** Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire
** Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), last ...
.
[http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/13sde1.htm] B R Chopra's grandson, Abhay Chopra, remade it in India as the 2017 Hindi film ''
Ittefaq'' starring
Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dhart ...
and
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting with the action film ''Dabangg'' in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Bes ...
.
See also
*
List of American films of 1965
A list of American films released in 1965.
''The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A–D
E–I
J–R
S–Z
See also
* 1965 in the United States
Notes
References
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External links
*1965 filmsat the Interne ...
References
External links
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1965 films
1960s crime thriller films
American crime thriller films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by George Englund
Films scored by Lyn Murray
Films set in country houses
Films set in England
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
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