Who Killed John Savage?

1937 film

  • 22 November 1937 (1937-11-22) (London)
Running time
69 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Who Killed John Savage? is a 1937 British mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nicholas Hannen, Barry MacKay, Kathleen Kelly, Henry Oscar and Edward Chapman.[1] The film is based on a novel by Philip MacDonald and is a remake of the 1932 Michael Powell-directed film Rynox.[2]

Premise

A businessman is found dead, leaving police detectives to work out whether it was suicide or murder.[3]

Cast

  • John Savage - Nicholas Hannen
  • Anthony Benedict - Barry MacKay
  • Inspector Chortley - Edward Chapman
  • Kate Savage - Kathleen Kelly
  • Woolrich - Henry Oscar
  • Smith - Ross Landon
  • Prout - George Kirby
  • Scruggs - C. Denier Warren

Critical reception

TV Guide 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."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Who Killed John Savage? (1937)". IMDb. 5 June 1938.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
  3. ^ "Who Killed John Savage? (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Who Killed John Savage?". TVGuide.com.

External links

  • Who Killed John Savage? at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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