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"The Witness for the Prosecution" is a short story and play by British author Agatha Christie. The story was initially published as "Traitor's Hands" in Flynn's , a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925.
Witness for the Prosecution, American courtroom-drama film, released in 1957, that was based on a short story and play by English writer Agatha Christie. The film, set in London, centres on Leonard Vole (played by Tyrone Power), who is accused of having murdered a wealthy widow.
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Witness for the Prosecution began its life as a short story by the acclaimed mystery writer Agatha Christie. The story was first published in 1925 under the title Traitor Hands . Given Christie’s adeptness at crafting tight, compelling mysteries, it was a hit with her readership.
A murder, brutal and bloodthirsty, has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and enormously rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily’s dedicated ...
The police court proceedings commence. The main witnesses for the prosecution are Janet Mackenzie and Romaine, whose last name is not actually Vole but Heilger. Both witnesses are damaging to Leonard’s defense, but Mayherne tries to implicate a nephew of Miss French’s as the culprit.
Based on a short story by none other than Agatha Christie, the film was actually directed by Polish-born American director Billy Wilder (whose real name was Shmuel Vilder). Wilder, a thrice Oscar Winner, became famous for such masterpieces as Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, and Some Like It Hot.
Film and TV. The Witness for the Prosecution first aired on BBC One in 2016. Go behind the scenes and find out more about the adaptation based on Christie’s short story of the same title. 1920s London. A murder, brutal and bloodthirsty, has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and rich Emily French.
