Murder by Proxy (1954)
- Directed by
- Terence Fisher
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man gets drawn into a murder plot when he is hired to impersonate someone. He must clear his name as the real killer remains at large.
suspensefulnoir-ishtensemoodygrimfast-pacedlow-budget
What happens
Murder by Proxy (U.S. title: Blackout) is a 1954 British 'B' film noir crime drama film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films and starring Dane Clark, Belinda Lee and Betty Ann Davies. The film was based on the 1952 novel Murder by Proxy by Helen Nielsen. The film was first released in the United States by Lippert Pictures on May 21, 1954, and later released in the UK by Exclusive on March 29, 1955. This was the first of an eight-picture deal between Hammer and Lippert Productions signed on Sept. 24, 1954. Production began on Sept. 28, 1954. Jimmy Sangster was assistant director, J. Elder Wills was Art Director and Phil Leakey handled Makeup. Belinda Lee died at age 25 in a car crash, ending a promising career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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