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Please Murder Me

1956 · 78 min

A taut, shadowy noir that pulls you into a web of betrayal and revenge, with a brooding atmosphere and a sting in the tail.

Directed by
Peter Godfrey
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr, Dick Foran
Tagline
You are going to commit another murder...
Overview
A lawyer tries to exact justice on a woman he defended in court -- a woman whom he found out was guilty after getting her off.

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Directed by
Peter Godfrey
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr, Dick Foran
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • justice
  • guilt
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Peter Godfrey
Written by
Al C. Ward, Donald Hyde
Starring
Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr, Dick Foran, John Dehner, Lamont Johnson, Robert Griffin, Denver Pyle, Alex Sharp
Music
Albert Glasser
Cinematography
Alan Stensvold
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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