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MysteryComedyCrime

The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery

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The story evolves around a radio panel game show "Twenty Questions." The panel is challenged with an anonymous question. The answer leads to a series of murders in which the killer uses the programme to name his victims in advance. Two reporters spot a link between them and enlist the aid of the panel in trapping the guilty party.

Release Date : 1950-01-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pax FilmsPendennis ProductionsGrand National Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Robert Beatty

Character Name : Bob Beacham

Original Name : Robert Beatty

Gender : Male

Rona Anderson

Character Name : Mary Game

Original Name : Rona Anderson

Gender : Female

Clifford Evans

Character Name : Tom Harmon

Original Name : Clifford Evans

Gender : Male

Edward Lexy

Character Name : Det. Insp. Charlton

Original Name : Edward Lexy

Gender : Male

Olga Lindo

Character Name : Olive Tavy

Original Name : Olga Lindo

Gender : Female

Daphne Padel

Character Name : Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Original Name : Daphne Padel

Gender : Male

Jeanne De Casalis

Character Name : Self - The Twenty Questions Team guest artiste

Original Name : Jeanne De Casalis

Gender : Female

Jack Train

Character Name : Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Original Name : Jack Train

Gender : Male

Stewart MacPherson

Character Name : Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Original Name : Stewart MacPherson

Gender : Male

Norman Hackforth

Character Name : Self - The Twenty Questions Team 'Mystery Voice'

Original Name : Norman Hackforth

Gender : Male

Richard Dimbleby

Character Name : Self - The Twenty Questions Team

Original Name : Richard Dimbleby

Gender : Male

Harold Scott

Character Name : Maurice Emery KC

Original Name : Harold Scott

Gender : Male

Liam Redmond

Character Name : Echo News editor

Original Name : Liam Redmond

Gender : Male

Homi Bode

Character Name : Mohammed Ali

Original Name : Homi Bode

Gender : Male

Kynaston Reeves

Character Name : Gen. Maitland

Original Name : Kynaston Reeves

Gender : Male

Sonya O'Shea

Character Name : Stewart MacPherson's secretary

Original Name : Sonya O'Shea

Gender : Male

Frederick Leister

Character Name : Police Commissioner

Original Name : Frederick Leister

Gender : Male

Wally Patch

Character Name : Police Officer 'Tiny' White

Original Name : Wally Patch

Gender : Male

John Salew

Character Name : John Grimshaw

Original Name : John Salew

Gender : Male

Gordon McLeod

Character Name : Record News editor

Original Name : Gordon McLeod

Gender : Male

Philip King

Character Name : Cheshire Cheese waiter

Original Name : Philip King

Gender : Male

Arthur Young

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Arthur Young

Gender : Male

Merle Tottenham

Character Name : Mrs. Tavy's Neighbour (uncredited)

Original Name : Merle Tottenham

Gender : Female

Meadows White

Character Name : Frederick 'Ricky' Tavey (uncredited)

Original Name : Meadows White

Gender : Male

Reviews

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dennyjt

@dennyjt

2022-07-26

A strange attempt to make a movie attraction based on a staid BBC radio panel show. The regulars of the show appear as themselves, very stiffly. A listener sends in questions to be answered on the show, committing a murder to match each of his suggestions. Tough reporter Beatty and cute Anderson try to catch him. The mystery is less interesting than seeing the recreation showing how quiz shows were recorded.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-28

I really quite enjoyed this rather quirky crime thriller. It starts off with the most spurious of clues - a man writes into the famous BBC radio panel game "20 Questions" with a puzzle for them all. The answer turns out to be incredibly similar to the circumstances of a murder the next day... When this happens again, two sparring reporters get down to investigating what's going on. Robert Beattty and Rona Anderson blend their gentle journalistic competitiveness (and a gently burgeoning romance) well, and alongside Edward Lexy as the pursuing policeman ("Insp. Charlton") and the real quiz panel - including legendary British broadcasters Richard Dimbleby and Jack Train - help to keep the mystery rolling along nicely. It's just a bit too long, I felt - the story does start to recycle itself a bit and there is a great deal of dialogue, but it is still an intriguing enough watch as the brains start to piece together this complex series of evidence threads that keeps us guessing right to the end. A couple of nice cameos from Kynaston Reeves and Liam Redmond help out well, too.