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Attempt to Kill (1961)

Attempt to Kill poster
Directed by
Royston Morley
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
59 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor is put on trial for a murder he did not commit. His wife and a private detective work to find the real killer and prove his innocence.

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What happens

Attempt to Kill is a 1961 British second feature ('B') film directed by Royston Morley and starring Derek Farr and Tony Wright. The screenplay was by Richard Harris, based on the 1929 Edgar Wallace novel The Lone House Mystery. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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