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Obsessed / Romulus presents ; an Elvey-Gartside production ; adapted for the screen Charles Frank ; directed by Maurice Elvey.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 035 993
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Dinner, William, Late Edwina Black., author.
- Morum, William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dinner, William--Film adaptations.
- Dinner, William.
- Morum, William--Film adaptations.
- Morum, William.
- Murder--Investigation--Drama.
- Murder.
- Poisoning--Drama.
- Poisoning.
- Adultery--Drama.
- Adultery.
- Murder--Investigation.
- Genre:
- Detective and mystery films.
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : ClassicFlix, [2023]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1, full screen (1.37:1).presentation.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Bedridden and ailing for several years, it was no surprise when death came to wealthy dowager Edwina Black. The late Mrs. Black, however, will not be mourned by most of the community in the small English village where she resided certainly not by her henpecked husband Gregory, the town's schoolmaster, nor her female companion Elizabeth, both of whom are relieved at finally being free to express their love after conducting a not-so-secret affair for some time. But when the town doctor conducts a post-mortem, death by natural causes is ruled out as he found large traces of arsenic in Edwina's remains. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard suspects that the couple engaged in a bit of foul play and patiently plays a game of cat-and-mouse in hopes of implicating them in the crime. Ellen, Edwina's fiercely loyal housekeeper, also figures in and makes no secret of her contempt for the two lovers and their likely roles in the death of her mistress.
- Participant:
- David Farrar, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Roland Culver, Jean Cadell, Mary Merrall, Harcourt Williams, Charles Heslop, Ronald Adam.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Stephen Dade; editor, Douglas Myers; music, Allan Gray.
- Notes:
- Title from web page.
- Based on The late Edwina Black / by William Dinner and William Morum.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
- Full screen (1.37:1).
- OCLC:
- 1357500510
- Publisher Number:
- 851968007880
- CF-0036DVD ClassicFlix
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