''Murder at Scotland Yard'' is 1953 British

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by

Victor M. Gover Victor M. Gover (1908–1970) was a British film director. Partial filmography * ''The Curse of the Wraydons'' (1946) * '' King of the Underworld'' (1952) * ''Murder at Scotland Yard ''Murder at Scotland Yard'' is 1953 British crime film di ...

and starring

Tod Slaughter Norman Carter Slaughter (19 March 1885 – 19 February 1956), also known as Tod Slaughter, was an English actor, best known for playing over-the-top maniacs in macabre film adaptations of Victorian melodramas. Early life Slaughter was born ...

Patrick Barr Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series. Biography Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...

and

Tucker McGuire Anne Tucker McGuire (29 January 1913 in Winchester, Virginia, USA - 3 August 1988 in London, England) was an American-born actress who appeared largely in British films and television. She married actor Tom Macaulay. She appeared in the 1949 We ...

. It is a sequel to the 1952 film '' King of the Underworld''Richards p.158 and depicts the continuing battle between the master criminal Terence Reilly and Inspector Morley of Scotland Yard. Reilly has escaped from prison and Morley is called in to recapture him. It was made at

Bushey Studios Bushey Studios was a British film studio located in Melbourne Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire which operated between 1913 and 1985. The studios were built by the film enthusiast Hubert von Herkomer in the grounds of his country house, Lululaund. ...

. It was Slaughter's last feature film.

Cast

as Terence Reilly *

as Inspector Morley *

as Eileen Trotter *

Dorothy Bramhall Dorothy Bramhall (1911-2004) was a British actress and former model. Selected filmography * ''Love Story'' (1944) * ''I See a Dark Stranger'' (1946) * ''Take My Life'' (1947) * '' The White Unicorn'' (1947) * '' The Clouded Crystal'' (1948) * ''A ...

as Maria Flame *

Tom Macaulay Tom Macaulay (17 March 1906 - 19 June 1979) was a British actor. Born Chambré Thomas MacAulay Booth, and Harrow educated, he was married to the actress Tucker McGuire. Selected filmography * '' I See a Dark Stranger'' (1946) - Lieut. Spanswi ...

as Inspector Grant

References

Bibliography

* Richards, Jeffrey (ed.) ''The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939''. I.B. Tauris, 1998

External links

* 1953 films 1953 crime films 1950s English-language films Films set in London Films directed by Victor M. Gover British sequel films British crime films British black-and-white films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub