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CrimeMysteryComedy

Dead by Morning

- A spine tingling comedy-thriller!

Gorgeous Kate Dax and her crime-writer husband, Andrew, investigate the murder of eccentric spinster Miss Tulip at a remote country cottage.

Release Date : 1955-07-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jaywell

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Dead by Morning

Cast

Diana Dors

Character Name : Kate Dax

Original Name : Diana Dors

Gender : Female

Patrick Holt

Character Name : Andrew Dax

Original Name : Patrick Holt

Gender : Male

Jack Hulbert

Character Name : Constable Feathers

Original Name : Jack Hulbert

Gender : Male

Cicely Courtneidge

Character Name : Millicent Tulip

Original Name : Cicely Courtneidge

Gender : Female

Joss Ambler

Character Name : Inspector Thorne

Original Name : Joss Ambler

Gender : Male

Ida Patlanski

Character Name : Judith Gale

Original Name : Ida Patlanski

Gender : Male

George Roderick

Character Name : Sergeant Akers

Original Name : George Roderick

Gender : Male

Brian Oulton

Character Name : Dr. Willis

Original Name : Brian Oulton

Gender : Male

Ian Wilson

Character Name : Police photographer

Original Name : Ian Wilson

Gender : Male

A.E. Matthews

Character Name : Mr. Potts

Original Name : A.E. Matthews

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-12

Patrick Holt is "Dax", a successful crime writer who is suffering from a bit of a mental block. His wife "Kate" (Diana Dors) suggest they take a break in the country where they encounter the eponymous "Miss Tulip" (Cicely Courtneidge) - but not for long. On coming down in the morning, they discover the French windows open and their guest shot dead. The police arrive and under the investigative gaze of "Insp. Thorne" (Joss Ambler) the game is afoot. Dors was always a very light-weight actress and offers little of substance here, but at times there is a bit of fun tit-for-tat dialogue between the policeman and the novelist to keep this otherwise entirely forgettable comedy off the rocks. The ending is not quite the stuff of Agatha Christie but it's a little bit quirky and all-in-all this is actually quite a passable, low-budget, hour or so of bucolic sleuthing.