Hitchcock's movies

Written by:
Alma Reville
Edwin Greenwood
Anthony Armstrong
Charles Bennett

Based upon the novel by:
Josephine Tey

Cinematography by:
Bernard Knowles

Production design:
Alfred Junge

Costume design by:
Joe Strassner

Film editing by:
Charles Frend

Music by:
Louis Levy

Produced by:
Edward Black

Cast

Nova Pilbeam (Erica Burgoyne)

Derrick De Marney (Robert Tisdall)

Percy Marmont (col. Burgoyne)

Edward Rigby (old Will)

Mary Clare (Erica's aunt)

John Longden (Kent)

George Curzon (Guy)

Basil Radford (Erica's uncle)

Pamela Carme (Christine Clay)

George Merritt (detective Miller)

J.H. Roberts (Solicitor)

Jerry Verno (Lorry Driver)

H.F. Maltby (sergeant)

John Miller (Police Constable)

Torin Thatcher (Doss-house caretaker)

Peggy Simpson (Alice)

Anna Konstam (Elsie)

Gerry Fitzgerald (singer)

Frank Atkinson
Clive Baxter
Pamela Bevan
Albert Chevalier
Syd Crossley
William Fazan
Richard George
Fred O'Donovan
Frederick Piper
Bill Shine
Beatrice Varley
Jack Vyvian
Humberston Wright

An actress is murdered by her ex-husband who is jealous of her new lovers.
The next day, writer Robert Tisdall finds her body on the beach. While
he is running to call the police, two witnesses think he is the escaped killer.
Robert is arrested and suspect about him increases when detectives find out
that the girl has been strangled by the belt of Tisdall's raincoat.
He escapes from the courthouse and goes on the run to find out the real killer.
Robert is helped by the police constable's daughter, Erica.
They discover that a tic-eyed man presented Tisdall's raincoat to a vagabond,
who is now helping them with their research.
Robert, Erica, and the vagabond are in an hotel listening to a jazz concert
played by a black band. The police is there too, looking for Tisdall.
One of the players looks very frightened. He is sweating a lot and he soon faints.
He is not a true black man and he has a tic in his eye.

This is one of Hitchcock's last English movies and one of his most famous for
sure.
The greatest scene is that of the killer's discovery at the hotel. The camera "flies"
all around finding the murderer who is pretending to be a black player.