£18.50
Date 19/06/1952
London Westminster Theatre – Dial M For Murder – 1952
An original programme from the Westminster Theatre, London, dated 19 June 1952, for Frederick Knott’s thriller Dial M for Murder, with Jane Baxter, Emrys Jones, Olaf Pooley and Andrew Cruickshank.
The ingenious plot follows a former tennis player who blackmails an old acquaintance into murdering his wealthy wife, only for the perfect crime to go fatally wrong.
From the play’s original London production, this is a highly collectable piece among old theatre programmes of the 1950s.
| Production | dIAL m For Murder |
|---|---|
| Venue | Westminster Theatre – London |
| Cast | Jane Baxter – Emrys Jones, Olaf Pooley – Andrew Cruickshank |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slight mark on the front
Did you know?
- Dial M for Murder was first produced as a BBC television play before opening at the Westminster Theatre in 1952.
- Alfred Hitchcock filmed the story in 1954 with Grace Kelly and Ray Milland, shooting it in 3D.
- Andrew Cruickshank later became famous as Dr Cameron in the long-running BBC series Dr Finlay’s Casebook.
SKU: T01215
