Design for Murder (1939)
When a wealthy, lonely university music student is beaten and has his apartment trashed by a fellow dorm resident-bully and his gang, he goes mad, lures the bully into his room on pretense of forgiveness, slips him a paralyzing agent in a drink, throws him in a trunk and locks him in, and taunts the bully with the promise that he will be buried alive in the trunk. Only, once he gets his trunk and his prey to his country estate, the vengeful victim finds things keep going wrong...
Director: Roy Boulting
Genre: Crime
Runtime: 60 min
Release Date: March 27, 1939
Cast
- Manning Whiley - Bentley, the student
- Barbara Everest - Ursula
- Thorley Walters - Huey Frazer
- Michael Drake - Grierson, the bully
- Hay Petrie - Old Dan
- David Keir - Quiney
- Tom Gill - One of Grierson's Friends
- Lewis Stringer - One of Grierson's Friends
- Ian Fulton - One of Grierson's Friends
- Geoffrey Gabriel - One of Grierson's Friends
Screenplay
- Reginald Denham (Other)
- Edward Percy (Other)
- Francis Miller (Adaptation)
Cinematography: D. P. Cooper
Editing: Roy Boulting
Production: Charter Films Ltd.
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
poison, bully, revenge, psycho, drunkenness, bully victim
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Design for Murder about?
- When a wealthy, lonely university music student is beaten and has his apartment trashed by a fellow dorm resident-bully and his gang, he goes mad, lures the bully into his room on pretense of forgiveness, slips him a paralyzing agent in a drink, throws him in a trunk and locks him in, and taunts the bully with the promise that he will be buried alive in the trunk. Only, once he gets his trunk and his prey to his country estate, the vengeful victim finds things keep going wrong...
- Who directed Design for Murder?
- Design for Murder was directed by Roy Boulting.
- Who stars in Design for Murder?
- Design for Murder stars Manning Whiley, Barbara Everest, Thorley Walters, Michael Drake, Hay Petrie, David Keir.
- How long is Design for Murder?
- Design for Murder has a runtime of 1h 0m (60 minutes).
- What genre is Design for Murder?
- Design for Murder is a Crime film.
- Where was Design for Murder produced?
- Design for Murder was produced in United Kingdom.