The Scotland Yard Mystery

The Scotland Yard Mystery is a 1934 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sir Gerald du Maurier, George Curzon, Grete Natzler, Belle Chrystall and Wally Patch. The screenplay concerns a criminal doctor who operates a racket claiming life insurance by injecting victims with a life suspending serum turning them into living dead.[1] The film is based on a play by Wallace Geoffrey. It was made by one of the biggest British companies of the era, British International Pictures, at their Welwyn Studios.[2]

The Scotland Yard Mystery
Directed byThomas Bentley
Screenplay by
  • Frank Miller
Based onThe Scotland Yard Mystery by Wallace Geoffrey
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
Starring
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byWalter Stokvis
Production
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Distributed byWardour Films
Release date
  • 3 January 1934 (1934-01-03)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood, Linda (2009) [1st pub. 1986]. British Films 1927 - 1939 (PDF). London: BFI Library Services. p. 69. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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