Inquest (1939)
1h
Running Time
December 1, 1939Release Date
Plot.
A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent.
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Cast & Crew.
Herbert Lomas
Thomas Knight
Elizabeth Allan
Margaret Hamilton
Hay Petrie
Stephen Neale
Philip Friend
Richard Neale
Barbara Everest
Mrs. Wyatt
Harold Anstruther
Sir. Denton Hulme
Olive Sloane
Lily Prudence
Malcolm Morley
Doctor Macfarlane
Details.
Wiki.
Inquest is a 1939 British crime film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Elizabeth Allan, Herbert Lomas, Hay Petrie and Barbara Everest. In the film, a young widow is accused of murder, and enlists the support of a King's Counsel to help prove her innocence. It was based on the play Inquest by Michael Barringer which had previously been adapted as Inquest in 1931. The film was a quota quickie made at Highbury Studios to be used as a supporting feature.