Inside the Room

Inside the Room
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Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by	Harry Fowler Mear
Based on	play by Marten Cumberland
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Cinematography	William Luff
Edited by	Michael C. Chorlton
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Production company	Julius Hagen Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 1935 (1935-03)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Inside the Room is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Dorothy Boyd and George Hayes. It was written by Harry Fowler Mear, adapted from the play by Marten Cumberland, and shot at Twickenham Studios. The film's sets were designed by the studio's resident art director James A. Carter.

Plot

A once famous actress dies, and soon afterwards two men mentioned in her diary are found murdered. With their investigation getting nowhere, the police involve amateur detective Pierre Santos, known for his particular powers of observation. Sir George Frame receives a postal warning that he is to be the next victim, and he is indeed murdered. Santos saves a fourth potential victim by revealing the killer to be the dead woman's son.

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Reception

Kine Weekly wrote: "Workmanlike murder mystery drama of the find-the-killer type, set against not unfamiliar background of country-house party. Story is developed on straightforward lines with the solution of the mystery reasonably well concealed until the last few hundred feet. In fact, the film has all the merits of its type as a sound second-feature proposition for popular halls."

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Although most ot this picture is developed on lines of dialogue, the climax has a fair amount of action, and no few suspense values. The identity of the murderer is cleverly hidden until almost the final shot."

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