Wanted for Murder

1946

1h 43m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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80%

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5 Reviews

50%

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500+ Ratings

The son (Eric Portman) of a Victorian hangman emulates his father by strangling women.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

efficient and effective low-budget style, which makes good use of actual London locations and eschews anything overtly flashy

Rated: 3/4

Jun 19, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Film noir with a British bent.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 30, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...perfectly watchable (if palpably padded-out) from start to finish.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 13, 2013

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 15, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An appealing crime thriller.

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2004

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I love this film and the music in it, l lwould love to read the novel.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Watched on the Talking Pics channel. Overall a disappointing film. Eric Portman is an old school stiff upper lip actor, which nowadays cones across as somewhat wooden. Nice little cameo from Wilfred Hyde White.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Psychological thriller, co-written by Emeric Pressburger; it kinda sorta presages "Peeping Tom." (Okay, it's a bit of a stretch... but it does.) The ending is rather abrupt, I wanted more time to suffer with the condemned man. I love watching Eric Portman's face. Lately when I watch older movies shot on location, I tend to spend half the time looking at the streets and the clothes and the public transport. And the hats. Great hats. (Especially Dulcie Gray's "toy hat" in the first scene.) I think I'll go on an Eric Portman spree now.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Psychological thriller, co-written by Emeric Pressburger; it kinda sorta presages "Peeping Tom." (Okay, it's a bit of a stretch... but it does.) The ending is rather abrupt, I wanted more time to suffer with the condemned man. I love watching Eric Portman's face. Lately when I watch older movies shot on location, I tend to spend half the time looking at the streets and the clothes and the public transport. And the hats. Great hats. (Especially Dulcie Gray's "toy hat" in the first scene.) I think I'll go on an Eric Portman spree now.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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A little too melodramatic and a bit slow at the beginning but it got more interesting midway through the film. Good for a movie of this genre and time period.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Lawrence Huntington

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Eric Portman

Victor James Colebrooke

Dulcie Gray

Anne Fielding

Derek Farr

Jack Williams

Roland Culver

Chief Insp. Conway

Stanley Holloway

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Synopsis

The son (Eric Portman) of a Victorian hangman emulates his father by strangling women.

Director: Lawrence Huntington
Producer: Marcel Hellman
Screenwriter: Percy Robinson, Terence de Marney
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Apr 27, 2021
Runtime: 1h 43m

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