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Design for Murder

Roy Boulting

1939 • 1h 0m

When a wealthy, lonely university music student is beaten and has his apartment trashed by a fellow dorm resident-bully and his gang, he goes mad, lures the bully into his room on pretense of forgiven...

Design for Murder

Cast

Manning Whiley

Manning WhileyBentley, the student

Barbara Everest

Barbara EverestUrsula

Thorley Walters

Thorley WaltersHuey Frazer

Michael DrakeGrierson, the bully

Hay Petrie

Hay PetrieOld Dan

David KeirQuiney

Tom Gill

Tom GillOne of Grierson's Friends

Lewis StringerOne of Grierson's Friends

Ian FultonOne of Grierson's Friends

Geoffrey GabrielOne of Grierson's Friends

Eileen Bennett

Eileen BennettEve

Howard Douglas

Howard DouglasThe Landlord

Pamela SharpeAnnie, the barmaid

Charles StephensonThe porter

Crew

John Boulting

John BoultingProducer

Reginald Denham

Reginald DenhamOther

Victor Gammon

Victor GammonAssistant Director

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