CrimeMystery

Murder in Eden

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Max Varnel’s British mystery thriller. After discovering a famous painting is a forgery, a noted art critic is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Starring Ray McAnally, Catherine Feller and Yvonne Buckingham.

Release Date : 1961-04-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Bill and Michael Luckwell Ltd.

Production Country :

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Cast

Ray McAnally

Character Name : Inspector Sharkey

Original Name : Ray McAnally

Gender : Male

Catherine Feller

Character Name : Geneviève Beaujean

Original Name : Catherine Feller

Gender : Female

Yvonne Buckingham

Character Name : Vicky Woolf

Original Name : Yvonne Buckingham

Gender : Female

Norman Rodway

Character Name : Michael Lucas

Original Name : Norman Rodway

Gender : Male

Mark Singleton

Character Name : Arnold Woolf

Original Name : Mark Singleton

Gender : Male

Jack Aranson

Character Name : Bill Robson

Original Name : Jack Aranson

Gender : Male

Robert Lepler

Character Name : Max Aaronson, Art Critic

Original Name : Robert Lepler

Gender : Male

Angela Douglas

Character Name : Beatnik

Original Name : Angela Douglas

Gender : Female

Francis O’Keefe

Character Name : Sgt. Johnson

Original Name : Francis O’Keefe

Gender : Male

Noel Sheridan

Character Name : Frenchman Jack

Original Name : Noel Sheridan

Gender : Male

Ronnie Walsh

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Ronnie Walsh

Gender : Male

John Sterling

Character Name : Art Expert

Original Name : John Sterling

Gender : Male

Frank O'Donovan

Character Name : Manservant

Original Name : Frank O'Donovan

Gender : Male

Eithne Lydon

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Eithne Lydon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-12

When an acclaimed art critic announces that a famous painting adoring an Irish gallery is a forgery, it's owner "Arnold Woolf" (Mark Singleton) is outraged. Shortly afterwards, said critic has come a cropper in a car accident and it falls to "Insp. Sharkey" (Ray McAnally) to get to the bottom of the accident, a theft and a fraud. Add to the mix the presence of the chic "Geneviève" (Catherine Feller) who potters around in her tiny bubble car and we have just about enough ingredients to make this crime drama entirely... forgettable. Indeed, aside from some rather jaunty accordion music the whole thing is curiously dull. McAnally exudes no screen presence at all (on the basis of this rather lacklustre effort you would never had had him succeed in later life). The story is pretty pedestrian - though there is maybe the merest hint of a twist at the end - and though prettily enough shot leaves little to remember.