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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.
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.
In Dial M for Murder, a new adaptation of the iconic thriller, audiences can indeed expect a murder and depictions of Violence. It also contains discussion of domestic violence. Haze, Fog, Strobe Lights, and Flashing Lights are featured in this production.
Dial "M" for Murder (Original, Play, Drama,Mystery,Thriller, Broadway) opened in New York City Oct 29, 1952 and played through Feb 27, 1954.
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.
Margot thinks her husband Tony is none the wiser, but he knows everything — and then some. In fact, his yearlong plan to have Margot murdered will commence the next night, thanks to an airtight alibi. But when Margot kills her assailant in self-defense, Tony’s plot takes an unexpected turn.
Dial M for Murder is recommended for ages 13 and up. This new adaptation of the iconic thriller contains depictions of violence and murder (it’s right there in the title), discussion of a past extramarital affair and domestic violence, a kiss between two women, and edge-of-your seat suspense.
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.
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.
What is it about a murder mystery? This classic thriller has been brilliantly adapted by playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, who has created even more surprises and diabolic twists than the...
