''Three Witnesses'' is a 1935 British
crime film
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directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott and starring
Henry Kendall,
Eve Gray and
Sebastian Shaw. It was made at
Twickenham Studios as a
quota quickie.
[Low p.88] The screenplay concerns a man who arrested on suspicion of murdering his brother.
Premise
After one of the partners in a
haulage company is murdered, his brother is arrested on suspicion of the crime. A
solicitor
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sets out to prove his innocence.
Cast
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Henry Kendall as Leslie Trent
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Eve Gray as Margaret Truscott
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Sebastian Shaw as Roger Truscott
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Garry Marsh as Charles Rowton
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Gerald Pring as Mark Boddington
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Richard Cooper as Claude Pember
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Geraldine Fitzgerald as Diane Morton
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Noel Dryden
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as Cyril Truscott
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Ralph Truman as Mr Albert Bellman
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Gladys Hamer as Mrs. Bellman
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Gerald Hamer
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Henry Wolston
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Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
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References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1935 films
British crime films
1935 crime films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Films set in England
Films set in London
Quota quickies
British black-and-white films
1930s British films
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