Summaries

Newly arrived in Britain, a jet-lagged musician impulsively goes to the apartment of a beautiful blues singer he's just met and hours later is accused of her murder.

Brad Bradley (Alex Nicol) is a famous trumpet player who is suspected of murdering a blues singer. Using only two minor clues, he narrows the suspects down to four people, after surviving some fights and having poison placed on the mouthpiece of his trumpet.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • police
  • fiance fiancee relationship
  • lighting a cigarette
  • whodunit
  • male police officer
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Release date Jan 28, 1954
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Elvaston Place, Kensington, London, England, UK
Production companies Hammer Films Lippert Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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