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Inquest is a British film of genre Crime directed by John Boulting with Elizabeth Allan

Inquest (1939)

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Length 1h
Directed by ,    
Genres Crime
Rating58% 2.913462.913462.913462.913462.91346

Inquest is a 1939 British crime film directed by Ray Boulting and starring Elizabeth Allan, Herbert Lomas, Hay Petrie and Barbara Everest. In the film, a young widow is accused of murder, and enlists the support of a King's Counsel to help prove her innocence. It was based on a play by Michael Barringer which had previously been adapted as a film in 1931. The film was a quota quickie made at Highbury Studios to be used as a supporting feature.

Actors

Elizabeth Allan

(Margaret Hamilton)Herbert Lomas

(Thomas Knight)Barbara Everest

(Mrs. Wyatt)Olive Sloane

(Lily Prudence)Philip Friend

(Richard Neale KC)
And :
Jean Shepherd
Ian Wilson
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