The Frightened Lady (1932 film)

The Frightened Lady
T.Hayes Hunter directing Cathleen Nesbitt
Directed by	T. Hayes Hunter
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Written by	Angus MacPhail Bryan Edgar Wallace Edgar Wallace (play)
Starring	Emlyn Williams Cathleen Nesbitt Gordon Harker Belle Chrystall
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release dates	March 1932 (London) (UK)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Frightened Lady is a 1932 British thriller film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Emlyn Williams, Cathleen Nesbitt, Norman McKinnel and Belle Chrystall.^[1] It was adapted from the Edgar Wallace play The Case of the Frightened Lady, which was adapted again for a 1940 film.

The film is also known as Criminal at Large in the US.

Plot

A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.^[2]

Cast

Emlyn Williams - Lord Lebanon
Cathleen Nesbitt - Lady Lebanon
Norman McKinnel - Chief Inspector Tanner
Gordon Harker - Sergeant Totty
Belle Chrystall - Aisla Crane
Cyril Raymond - Sergeant Ferraby
Finlay Currie - Brooks
Percy Parsons - Gilder
Julian Royce - Kelver

Reception

Emlyn William's performance was voted best in a British film for 1932. ^[3]

The New York Times found it "considerably more diverting on the stage than it is on the screen...It is a rugged shocker, and when it was not stripped of some of its good scenes it kept the spectator guessing...It is, however, a talented performance that Mr. Williams gives. Cathleen Nesbit does very well as the somewhat sinister dowager Lady Lebanon and Norman McKinnel, although handicapped by the direction, lends a certain distinction to the rôle of Tanner." ^[4]

References

↑ "The Frightened Lady". BFI.
↑ "The Frightened Lady". britmovie.co.uk.
↑ ""SUNSHINE SUSIE".". The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 19 August 1933. p. 19 Edition: HOME EDITION. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
↑ "Movie Review - Criminal at Large - A British Pictorial Version of the Late Edgar Wallace's Play "Criminal at Large." - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. line feed character in |title= at position 15 (help)

External links

Criminal at Large at the Internet Movie Database

The films of T. Hayes Hunter

Lime Kiln Field Day (1913, unfinished)
Fire and Sword (1914)
The Seats of the Mighty (1914)
Judy Forgot (1915)
Father and Son (1916)
The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916)
The Border Legion (1918)
Once to Every Man (1918)
Desert Gold (1919)
The Cup of Fury (1920)
Earthbound (1920)
The Light in the Clearing (1921)
Damaged Hearts (1924)
The Recoil (1924)
Trouping with Ellen (1924)
The Sky Raider (1925)
Wildfire (1925)
One of the Best (1927)
A South Sea Bubble (1928)
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928)
The Silver King (1929)
The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931)
The Calendar (1931)
The Frightened Lady (1932)
White Face (1932)
Sally Bishop (1932)
The Ghoul (1933)
Warn London (1934)
The Green Pack (1934)
Josser on the Farm (1934)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) Der rote Kreis (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

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