The Long Dark Hall
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Music director Benjamin Frankel Country UK | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Reginald Beck
Anthony Bushell Release date 6 February 1951 (1951-02-06) (UK) Based on A Case to Answer
by Edgar Lustgarten Writer W.E. Fairchild (additional scenes and dialogue), Nunnally Johnson, Edgar Lustgarten (novel) Directors Anthony Bushell, Reginald Beck Screenplay Nunnally Johnson, W.E. Fairchild Cast Rex Harrison (Arthur Groome), Lilli Palmer (Mary Groome), Tania Heald (Sheila Groome), Henrietta Barry (Rosemary Groome), Dora Sevening (Mary's mother), Ronald Simpson (Mary's father)Similar movies Cocoon: The Return , To Dance with the White Dog , Every Girl Should Be Married Tagline Two great Broadway stars at their greatest! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Long Dark Hall is a 1951 British (Brit-noir), mystery, suspense, courtroom-drama, crime film directed by Reginald Beck and Anthony Bushell and starring Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer and Raymond Huntley. It was based on a novel A Case to Answer by Edgar Lustgarten. It was made at Walton Studios.
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Plot summary
After a showgirl is found murdered shortly after she begins an affair with Arthur Groome, a married man, he becomes the prime suspect for the murder.
Critical reception
In The New York Times, Bosley Crowther wrote, "a very tidy murder drama arrived yesterday from England at the Rivoli Theater...An unusually literate and impressively acted film...It is English in setting and temperament, but international in its entertainment appeal. Thoughtful audiences should especially welcome this picture."
When asked to name his "worst picture", Rex Harrison replied: "My worst picture? The Long Dark Hall would have to be near the top of the list."
References
The Long Dark Hall WikipediaThe Long Dark Hall IMDb The Long Dark Hall themoviedb.org