I Met a Murderer
Directed byRoy Kellino
Written by
  • Pamela Mason
  • James Mason
  • Roy Kellino
Produced byRoy Kellino
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byFergus McDonell
Music byEric Ansell
Production
company
Gamma Films
Distributed byGrand National Pictures
Release dates
  • 4 March 1939 (1939-03-04) (UK)
  • 1 October 1939 (1939-10-01) (US)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

I Met a Murderer is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Roy Kellino and starring James Mason, Pamela Mason, Sylvia Coleridge and William Devlin. A man murders his oppressive wife and flees from the police. He meets a young woman who suspects his identity as the murderer, but conceals this because she wants to use the story for a book.[1] The film was shot on the Isle of Wight in 1939.[2]

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie called it a "nerve-wracking British suspenser";[3] while TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, noting, "Several novel twists in the tale of a fugitive on the run make this one fascinating."[4]

References

  1. "I Met a Murderer (1939)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. "Memories of 1939 James Mason movie filmed on the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "I Met a Murderer (1939) - Roy Kellino - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "I Met A Murderer". TVGuide.com.


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