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Despite Tony’s meticulous planning, the attempted murder goes awry and Lesgate is killed, while Margot survives. With a little quick-thinking and a lot of deceit, Tony manipulates Scotland Yard into believing that his wife was being blackmailed by Lesgate and killed him to protect her reputation.
DIRECTED BY TATIANA PANDIANI. IN ASSOCIATION WITH CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK. HUBBARD THEATRE. Greed, fear, jealousy… protecting someone you love. All motives for murder, all here in this sharp new adaptation of a classic thriller.
Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, [4] starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson, and John Williams. Both the screenplay and the successful stage play on which it was based were written by English playwright Frederick Knott.
Momentarily ruffled, Tony soon sees the hitman's death as an opportunity to have his wife convicted of murder. Working with an inspector from Scotland Yard, Tony plants the idea that Margot had planned the murder. Fortunately, the inspector and a friend of Margot's eventually discover the truth.
Dial "M" for Murder (Original, Play, Drama,Mystery,Thriller, Broadway) opened in New York City Oct 29, 1952 and played through Feb 27, 1954.
Previews: March 20–21. Run time: 2 hours including a 15-minute intermission. Adapted by Jefferey Hatcher. From the original by Frederick Knott. Directed by Céline Rosenthal. Hang on to the edge of your seat through the twists and turns of a gripping cat-and-mouse game in Dial M for Murder.
Dial M for Murder is not a whodunit; the tension comes from knowing who did it and how — and if they’ll get away with it. This iconic thriller has had multiple lives.
This classic murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s iconic film follows Tony Wendice, a former writer who concocts a plan to murder his wealthy wife, Margot. With the help of a sharp-witted detective, Margot fights to clear her name and reveal the truth about her husband’s deadly scheme gone awry.
Tony arranges the perfect murder: He hires a scoundrel he once knew into strangling Margot, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. The night of the planned attack, in a thrilling surprise twist, the plan goes awry and Margot manages to kill her attacker.
Dial M for Murder: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams. A former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife.
