''The Drayton Case'' is a 1953 British short crime film produced by the

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production company as part of their '' Scotland Yard'' film series. It was directed by

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and is hosted by Edgar Lustgarten. It stars Hilda Barry and

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. Made at

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, it was originally released as support for cinema feature film screenings and later screened on television.''Scotland Yard'' at CTVA
accessed 25 June 2014 It is based on the case of Harry Dobkin with names and some other details changed.

Plot

During the early years of

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, a bomb from a German aeroplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman. It turns out she was killed by her husband Charles Drayton.

Cast

*Vincent Platt as Drayton *Hilda Barry as Elizabeth Drayton *John Le Mesurier as Div. Spt. Henley *Victor Ball as Henley's assistant

References

External links

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''The Drayton Case''
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