A Teacher is murdered at an all girls school. Police investigate and discover that the staff room is full of suspects.A Teacher is murdered at an all girls school. Police investigate and discover that the staff room is full of suspects.A Teacher is murdered at an all girls school. Police investigate and discover that the staff room is full of suspects.
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Anne Butchart
- Miss Oliphant
- (as Ann Butchart)
Imogen Moynihan
- Miss Essex
- (as Imogene Moynihan)
Jenine Matto
- Miss Stanislaus
- (as Jeanne Matto)
Sam Kydd
- Sergeant Harvey
- (uncredited)
Robert Long
- Mr. Lawley
- (uncredited)
Nina Parry
- Mary
- (uncredited)
Stanley Rose
- Inspector Burgess
- (uncredited)
Enid Stewart
- Mrs. White
- (uncredited)
Julie Stewart
- Mrs. White
- (uncredited)
Sandra Whipp
- Brenda
- (uncredited)
Pauline Winter
- Mrs. Lawley
- (uncredited)
Doris Yorke
- Mrs. Vaughan
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDespite having a major role as Detective Inspector Campbell's (Gordon Jackson) right-hand man Sergeant Harvey, Sam Kydd is missing from both the opening titles and end credits cast list.
- GoofsWhen the inspector says "O wad some Power the giftie gie us/ To see oursels as ithers see us! " is Shakespeare, it isn't- it's Robert Burns. Maybe it's meant to be a joke though- given he's a Scot himself, explaining it to an Englishman.
- Quotes
[Miss Halstead takes Campbell and Harvey to the girls' cloakroom where there are rows of pegs, each with a canvas bag hanging from it]
Sergeant Harvey: Shoebags!
Detective Inspector Campbell: You take the left row and I'll take the right row.
Sergeant Harvey: [sings] "And I'll be in Scotland before..."
[Campbell, a Scot, gives Harvey a withering look for this facetious remark]
- ConnectionsReferences Harvey (1950)
Featured review
Decent little B movie
This is the only feature directed by Stephen Clarkson. It's hard to see why, as he does a good job, and co-wrote the script with Maisie Sharman. I'm grateful to Renown and their Talking Pictures TV for the chance to see this rare film.
A teacher at a south of England girls' school is murdered, and since she had a talent for angering her colleagues, there are plenty of suspects. The investigation is led by Inspector Campbell from Scotland Yard. He's a dour Scot with a chip on his shoulder (he'd definitely have voted for independence!) but fortunately he's played by Gordon Jackson, who's always a sympathetic presence. I saw him play a villain in another Renown offering, I think "The Delavine Affair," and he didn't ring true.
One reviewer complained about the cut-glass accents, but given the date and milieu they're to be expected. The Queen still talks like that, and I agree it's irritating, but not as irritating as the inaudibility of so many modern American actors, which makes you wonder why their scriptwriters bothered writing dialogue.
"Death|" is unusual for a British B of the '50s is that there's some humour. When Campbell asks Miss Shepherd what book she's been reading she says "Death in Seven Hours", the book by Ms Sharman on which this film is based. She then needles the inspector by saying that an amateur sleuth solved the mystery. This gives the audience a clue, as later she solves the mystery before him, though to be fair that's because she'd seen something and not told him about it.
All in all, an enjoyable way to spend 64 minutes.
A teacher at a south of England girls' school is murdered, and since she had a talent for angering her colleagues, there are plenty of suspects. The investigation is led by Inspector Campbell from Scotland Yard. He's a dour Scot with a chip on his shoulder (he'd definitely have voted for independence!) but fortunately he's played by Gordon Jackson, who's always a sympathetic presence. I saw him play a villain in another Renown offering, I think "The Delavine Affair," and he didn't ring true.
One reviewer complained about the cut-glass accents, but given the date and milieu they're to be expected. The Queen still talks like that, and I agree it's irritating, but not as irritating as the inaudibility of so many modern American actors, which makes you wonder why their scriptwriters bothered writing dialogue.
"Death|" is unusual for a British B of the '50s is that there's some humour. When Campbell asks Miss Shepherd what book she's been reading she says "Death in Seven Hours", the book by Ms Sharman on which this film is based. She then needles the inspector by saying that an amateur sleuth solved the mystery. This gives the audience a clue, as later she solves the mystery before him, though to be fair that's because she'd seen something and not told him about it.
All in all, an enjoyable way to spend 64 minutes.
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- Jul 27, 2016
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Moartea merge la şcoală
- Filming locations
- Merton Park Studios, Merton, London, England, UK(studio: made at)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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