''Who Killed John Savage?'' is a 1937 British

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directed by

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and starring Nicholas Hannen, Barry MacKay, Kathleen Kelly,

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and Edward Chapman. The film is based on a novel by Philip MacDonald and is a remake of the 1932

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-directed film '' Rynox''.

Premise

A businessman is found dead, leaving police detectives to work out whether it was suicide or murder.

Cast

*John Savage - Nicholas Hannen *Anthony Benedict - Barry MacKay *Inspector Chortley - Edward Chapman *Kate Savage - Kathleen Kelly *Woolrich -

*Smith - Ross Landon *Prout - George Kirby *Scruggs - C. Denier Warren

Critical reception

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'' gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "though slow to develop, this is an interesting mystery with some nicely detailed moments. Some good thesping by the ensemble overcomes the directorial sluggishness to create an unusual whodunit."

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* 1937 films British mystery films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1937 mystery films 1930s British films English-language mystery films Films based on works by Philip MacDonald {{1930s-UK-film-stub