Death in the Hand
Death in the Hand is a 1948 British short mystery film directed by A. Barr-Smith, starring Esme Percy, Ernest Jay and Cecile Chevreau.[1] The film marked the debut of John Le Mesurier. It was made by the small independent company Vandyke Productions.
| Death in the Hand | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Barr-Smith |
| Written by | Max Beerbohm (story), Douglas Cleverdon (adaptation) |
| Cinematography | Jo Jago George Noble |
| Edited by | Bunch Dixon-Spain |
| Music by | Albert Ferber |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (U.K.) |
Release date | 13 February 1948 (London) |
Running time | 43 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Plot
In a seaside guest house, a nervous piano player, Cosmo Vaughan (Esme Percy), tells a tale of how he read the palms of passengers on board a train and forecast their deaths. But is Mr Vaughan quite what he appears?
Cast
- Esme Percy as Cosmo Vaughan
- Ernest Jay as MacRae
- Cecile Chevreau as Sylvia Mottram
- Carleton Hobbs as Chairman
- John Le Mesurier as Jack Mottram
- Shelagh Fraser as Penelope MacRae
- J. Hubert Leslie as Waiter
- Nuna Davey as Countrywoman
- Norman Shelley as Businessman
- Wilfrid Caithness as Rowlandson
- Thea Wells as Mrs Rowlandson
References
- "Death in the Hand". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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