Margaret Hamilton
Elizabeth Allan
Margaret Hamilton
Overview
A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent.
Cast
Thomas Knight
Herbert Lomas
Thomas Knight
Stephen Neale
Hay Petrie
Stephen Neale
Mrs. Wyatt
Barbara Everest
Mrs. Wyatt
Lily Prudence
Olive Sloane
Lily Prudence
Richard Neale KC
Philip Friend
Richard Neale KC
Sir Denton Hulme
Harold Anstruther
Sir Denton Hulme
Dr. MacFarlane
Malcolm Morley
Dr. MacFarlane
Mary Trelease
Jean Shepherd
Mary Trelease
William Trelease
Charles Stephenson
William Trelease
Det. Insp. Mullin
Basil Cunard
Det. Insp. Mullin
King's Head landlord
Richard Coke
King's Head landlord
Reviews
CinemaSerf
This is quite a quirky little courtroom drama that illustrates some of the daftest elements of the ancient coroner's court practises. When "Margaret Hamilton" (Elizabeth Allan) is accused of her husband's murder, she appears before Herbert Lomas ("Thomas Knight") and his rather kangaroo court where luckily for her, she has a decent defence solicitor (Hay Petrie) who challenges the assumption that she is guilty and sets off to discover the truth. It's got two strong performances from a comically on-form Lomas and Petrie as the doughty K.C. who engage in a fun well written battle of wits. Hardly a vindication of the English judicial process but a great little watch.
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