I Met a Murderer

I Met a Murderer
Directed by Roy Kellino
Produced by Roy Kellino
Written by Pamela Mason
James Mason
Roy Kellino
Starring James Mason
Pamela Mason
Sylvia Coleridge
Music by Eric Ansell
Cinematography Oswald Morris
Roy Kellino
Edited by Fergus McDonell
Production
company
Gamma Films
Distributed by Grand National Pictures
Release date
  • 4 March 1939 (1939-03-04) (UK)
  • 1 October 1939 (1939-10-01) (US)
Running time
79 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

I Met a Murderer is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Roy Kellino and starring James Mason, Pamela Mason, Sylvia Coleridge and William Devlin. A man murders his oppressive wife and flees from the police. He meets a young woman who suspects his identity as the murderer, but conceals this because she wants to use the story for a book.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie called it a "nerve-wracking British suspenser";[2] while TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, noting, "Several novel twists in the tale of a fugitive on the run make this one fascinating."[3]

References

  1. "I Met a Murderer (1939)".
  2. "I Met a Murderer (1939) - Roy Kellino - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. "I Met A Murderer". TVGuide.com.

I Met a Murderer on IMDb

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