| Murder Anonymous | |
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| Directed by | Ken Hughes | 
| Screenplay by | James Eastwood Roy H. Lewis  | 
| Produced by | Alec C. Snowden | 
| Starring | Edgar Lustgarten Peter Arne Jill Bennett  | 
| Narrated by | Edgar Lustgarten | 
Production company  | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated (UK) | 
Release date  | November 1955 (UK) | 
Running time  | 31 minutes | 
| Country | United Kingdom | 
| Language | English | 
Murder Anonymous is a 1955 British crime short film directed by Ken Hughes and featuring Edgar Lustgarten, Peter Arne and Jill Bennett.[1]
It was made by Anglo-Amalgamated as support for feature film screenings in cinemas as part of the Scotland Yard film series.[2][3]
Plot
The death of a playboy points the finger of suspicion at Bowman (Arthur Lovegrove), in whose divorce suit the dead man had been named.
Cast
- Edgar Lustgarten as Host
 - Peter Arne as Douglas Sheldon
 - Jill Bennett as Mrs. Sheldon
 - Ewen Solon as Inspector Conway
 - Brian O'Higgins as Detective Sergeant
 - Louise Gainsborough as Mrs. Langster
 - Arthur Lovegrove as Bowman
 - Bettina Dickson as Mrs. Bowman
 - John Penrose as Langster
 - Vanda Godsell as Hotel Guest
 - Dervis Ward as Detective Sergeant
 - Alastair Hunter as Harry
 - Philip Ray as Police Doctor
 - Doug Robinson as Mr. Robinson
 - Frank Hawkins as Police Sergeant
 - Arthur Lowe as Fingerprint Expert
 - Joy Webster as Judo Girl
 - John Dunbar as Doctor
 - Travers Humphreys as himself
 
Critical reception
Sky Movies noted "Another dip into the Merton Park Studios filing cabinet that housed their short Scotland Yard mysteries, hosted by mournful-faced criminologist Edgar Lustgarten. The director is Ken Hughes, who briskly illuminates the case in question and was later to go to on bigger - if not better - subjects, including The Trials of Oscar Wilde and Mae West's last picture, Sextette."[4]
References
- ↑ "Murder Anonymous (1955)". Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
 - ↑ "14: MURDER ANONYMOUS (1955) - MERTON PARK STUDIOS".
 - ↑ Vagg, Stephen (14 November 2020). "Ken Hughes Forgotten Auteur". Filmink.
 - ↑ "Murder Anonymous".
 
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