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Dial M for Murder (Hatcher)
Jeffrey Hatcher
Dial "M" for Murder
by Frederick Knott
Broadway Off-West End
Highlights
90 mins 1950s Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Interior Set Period Costumes
Synopsis
Tony Wendice married his wife Margot for her money; now he plans to murder her for it.
Tony arranges the perfect murder – he hires a scoundrel he once knew to strangle Margot, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself.
However, on the night of the planned attack, the plan goes awry and Margot manages to kill her attacker.
Momentarily ruffled, Tony soon sees the hitman’s death as an opportunity to have his wife convicted of murder.
Can he frame Margot for his twisted crime before Margot and a Scotland Yard inspector reveal his deceit?
Press Reviews
"It’s a holiday for the whodunit fans, and, as such, it couldn’t be more welcome."
— New York Herald-Tribune
"Original and remarkably good theatre – quiet in style but tingling with excitement underneath… The author lets us in on all of Wendice’s plans, but the events are given enough slight twists and sudden hitches to keep the chills and thrills running."
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| MARGOT WENDICE
MAX HALLIDAY
TONY WENDICE
CAPTAIN LESGATE
INSPECTOR HUBBARD
THOMPSON |
Publication
Dial "M" for Murder is a play written by Frederick Knott and published by Dramatists Play Service .
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