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Título original: Murder!

1930
TV-PG
1h 44min

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Un miembro del jurado en un juicio por homicidio, después de votar para condenar, lo piensa mejor y comienza a investigar por su cuenta antes de la ejecución.Un miembro del jurado en un juicio por homicidio, después de votar para condenar, lo piensa mejor y comienza a investigar por su cuenta antes de la ejecución.Un miembro del jurado en un juicio por homicidio, después de votar para condenar, lo piensa mejor y comienza a investigar por su cuenta antes de la ejecución.

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Más del estilo

5,7

Juego sucio

6,9

Chantaje

6,2

El hombre de la isla de Man

6,1

El ring

5,8

La esposa del granjero

5,7

Mejor es lo malo conocido...

5,7

5,7

6,4

5,4

4,6

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Curiosidades
This is the first film in which a person's thoughts are presented on the soundtrack.

Pifias
When Sir John and the Markhams discuss their next move in front of the boarding house (and Hitchcock makes his cameo appearance by walking in front of them), an old-style floor microphone is plainly visible near the left edge of the screen.

Citas
Prosecuting Counsel: I need not remind you that in the eyes of the law, men and women are equal. The crime of murder, in England at least, is judged dispassionately. Neither beauty nor youth no provocation, can be...

Versiones alternativas
The UK version includes approximately 12 minutes of footage cut from the USA release. The extra footage occurs primarily in two sequences:
Additional jury deliberations prior to the introduction of Herbert Marshall as Sir John.
After the discovery of the broken basin in the playhouse dressing room, there is a lengthy sequence showing Sir John paying the stagehand who granted him entrance and leaving with the Markhams. The scene fades to the end of the day, with the weary trio stopping at the door of "the policeman's rooming house", where Sir John had planned to stay the night. Noticing the shabby neighborhood, he starts to change his mind and retire to his luxury hotel suite, but Ted Markham reminds him of his hope to discover further clues at the rooming house. Fade in to Sir John in bed the next morning, being awakened by the sound of crying children. The landlady (Una O'Connor, billed in the USA credits although all her scenes are cut) enters and regales Sir John with her troubles. Meanwhile, her children play on and around the bed and give him a kitten, which crawls under his covers. The landlady confirms that the suspected killer had access to a police uniform. Enter Ted Markham, whose ensuing dialogue with Sir John reinforces the importance of the "second" policeman and establishes the existence of the blood-stained cigarette case, both of which ultimately prove critical in solving the murder. Here, the scene cuts to the prison where the USA version picks up with Sir John's interview of Norah Baring.

Conexiones
Alternate-language version of Mary (1931)

Banda sonora
Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67
(1809) (uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Played during the opening credits

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7/10

Murder

From my comments you will immediately recognize I am not an expert on Alfred Hitchcook or film in general. My positive reactions to this this movie are based on the fact that I felt it held my interest and that it is technically better than most talkies made in the period of 1929 to 1931, even though I think that Herbert Marshall was hampered by a script that was fine for the level of the other actors but inferior for Marshall's talent. I feel that he was out of place in this movie because of the supporting actors. It was still a good movie and you could see hints of Hitchcock future genius in the direction of the plot. I think it took courage to include some of the longer scenes in this movie, especially for a movie made in 1930. That being said I think these longer scenes were mostly effective. I think this film is watch-worthy for any film student and anyone who is a fan of Hitchcock or early talkies. In my opinion if this film were made only 4 years later with the same cast it would have been a superior film because of the massive evolution in film making in the period between 1930 and 1934.