| Attempt to Kill | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Royston Morley |
| Written by | Richard Harris |
| Based on | The Lone House Mystery by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood Jim O'Connolly |
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| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Edited by | Edward Jarvis |
| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
Production company | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date |
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Running time | 54 minutes[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Attempt to Kill is a 1961 British second feature ('B')[3] film directed by Royston Morley and starring Derek Farr and Tony Wright.[4][5] The screenplay was by Richard Harris, based on the 1929 Edgar Wallace novel The Lone House Mystery.[6] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.[2]
A businessman fires one of his employees, then someone tries to murder him. The fired man becomes the prime suspect.
Filming took place at Merton Park in June 1960.[7]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Derek Farr's resourceful performance as the Inspector, and the Thames setting, are the only assets in this unoriginal Edgar Wallace thriller."[8]
Kinematograph Weekly called it "a good British second."[9]
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