A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent.
Acting
Elizabeth Allan's haunted restraint under pressure
Writing
Tight 60-minute structure, zero fat
Direction
Boulting's claustrophobic inquest room tension
Director
Roy Boulting
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pre-WWII British cinema loved coroner's inquests as drama — cheap sets, maximum tension. This is peak B-movie economy.
Roy Boulting shot this in two weeks flat for £8,000. The inquest room was the same set used in three other 1939 quota quickies.
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