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Call it Murder - Movie Review |
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Humphrey Bogart and OP Heggie star in the story of a jury foreman who helps send a woman to the electric chair, only to later have his daughter kill her lover in a fit of passion. The old "If it were your own daughter" plot device forms the basis of the independently-produced crime melodrama. When she comes home and confesses her wrongdoing, her father must choose between telling the truth and risking his beloved daughter being sentenced for murder or trying to find some means of covering up for her. This sends Weldon into a fit of conscience, where his legalistic tendencies conflict with his love for his daughter. Humphrey Bogart, plays the small but memorable role of one of the murder victims. Originally release under the title Midnight the film was re-released as Call it Murder to cash in on Bogart's latter-day popularity. Bogart was also promoted to top billing in the refilmed opening credits. Director Chester Erskine fashioned the visual look of Call It Murder after German films of the 1920s.
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Call it Murder - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: Chester Erskine Written by: Chester Erskine, Claire Sifton Starring: Humphrey Bogart, OP Heggie Crew: Chester Erskine, George Webber, Leo Zochling, William O Steiner Copyright: Public Domain Duration: 76 mins Year: 1934 Tags: Crime, Drama |
Call it Murder Trivia - Did You Know?The son of a Manhattan surgeon and a magazine illustrator, Humphrey Bogart was educated at Trinity School, New York City, sent to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, in preparation for medical studies at Yale. He was expelled from Phillips and joined the US Naval Reserve before moving into acting. "Bogey" received the Best Actor Academy Award for The African Queen (1951) and a nomination for Casablanca (1942) and as Captain Queen in The Caine Mutiny (1954) Related FilmsReefer Madness | Family Enforcer | Quicksand | Kansas City Confidential | The Green Glove | |
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