The Murder Party

1934

Crime / Mystery / Thriller

2
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 301 301

rediscovered film

Plot summary

A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the inspector isn't so sure ...

Director

Michael Powell Photo
Michael Powell

Top cast

Ernest Thesiger Photo
Ernest Thesiger as Chiddiatt
Cecil Ramage Photo
Cecil Ramage as Howard Vernon
Gerald Barry Photo
Gerald Barry as Baron Cziatch
Charles Penrose Photo
Charles Penrose as Hackett - Gen. Piddinghoe's Manservant
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
582.16 MB
986*720
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 3 min
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1.06 GB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 3 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by hwg1957-102-265704 5 / 10

"All the nicest games are played in the dark"

Reviewed by khunkrumark 7 / 10

Crisp hour long whodunnit!

The film version pays its respects to the play... there's not much camera movement and no music at all. Despite that, the capable cast and brisk pace make this an enjoyable 60 minutes of movie theater. There are a few red herrings thrown in and the culprit could be anyone. There's a watchable copy on YouTube at the moment.
Reviewed by greenbudgie 6 / 10

Saved by two impish characters

As a mystery fan I was a little disappointed by this whodunit. I was getting the upper crust characters confused with each other and there is little running time to get them and their situations sorted. But there are two distinctive characters who save the film from becoming too stuffy. They are Chidiatt the flowery writer and the slightly dotty Princess Amelia.Princess Amelia of Corsova is played by Muriel Aked. She's the one who proposes the game of murder in the dark. She has brought a toy gun along for the occasion. In the past she reveals that she's been told that she "can see better in the dark than any other woman I've known" by a man who has had enough experience to tell I expect. She has the best lines in the film especially when she's talking to the General.Chidiatt is played by Ernest Thesiger. He takes charge of Princess Amelia's toy gun as he enthusiastically joins the game of murder. At one point he says he prefers guns to flowers but I notice he carries a posy in the court scene. He gets away with murder the way he talks to the Judge. Thesiger is so thorny and witty as usual and his impishness brightens up the film.
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