Three Cases of Murder (1955)

03/15/1955Mystery, Horror1h 39m
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Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? When a young politician is hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.

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    Orson Welles

    Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

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    John Gregson

    Edgar Curtain ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

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    Elizabeth Sellars

    Elizabeth ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

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    Emrys Jones

    George Wheeler ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)

  5. Cast 1

    Alan Badel

    Owen (segment "Lord Mountdrago") / Mr. X (segment "In the Picture") / Harry (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

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    André Morell

    Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

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    Hugh Pryse

    Jarvis ("The Picture" segment)

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    Leueen MacGrath

    Woman in the House ("In the Picture" segment)

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    Eddie Byrne

    Snyder ("The Picture" segment)

Shepperton’s Tricksy Trio. Eamonn Andrews is the link man for two tales of supernatural suspense and one murder mystery. In the first segment, titled In The Picture, an art gallery guide is lured into a macabre house painting by the artist and finds himself at the mercy of the residents who dwell there. In the second segment, titled You Killed Elizabeth, two friends fall in love with the same woman and when she is murdered it’s obvious one of them did it. But which one? The final segment, titled Lord Mountdrago, The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ruins the career of an opponent...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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