Wanted for Murder / Cast a Dark Shadow

Wanted For Murder (1946)

As the son of an infamous prison hangman, London businessman Victor Colebrooke (Eric Portman) was long troubled by his family legacy ... and the fixation pushed him to become a serial strangler. Daring Scotland Yard to end his rampage, will the clues add up before a salesgirl date (Dulcie Gray) becomes his seventh victim? Unusual British suspenser also stars Derek Farr, Ronald Culver, Stanley Holloway, Bonar Colleano; Emeric Pressburger adapted the Terence de Marney play for the screen. 102 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Cast A Dark Shadow (1955)

Literal lady-killer Teddy Bare (Dirk Bogarde) connived an "accident" for wealthy older spouse Monica (Mona Washbourne), only to discover her fortune had been left in trust to her sister Dora...but that it would pass to him after Dora's death. As he schemes to have the sister-in-law he's never met suffer that particular fate, his machinations might have stunning consequences. Lewis Gilbert's suspenseful take on the Janet Green play "Murder Mistaken" co-stars Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Robert Flemyng. 82 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Standard; Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailers.