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1935 British film

Three Witnesses
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by	Michael Barringer S. Fowler Wright (novel) H. Fowler Mear
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Henry Kendall Eve Gray Sebastian Shaw
Production company	Twickenham Studios
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 1935 (1935-03)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Three Witnesses is a 1935 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie. The screenplay concerns a man who is arrested on suspicion of murdering his brother.

Premise

After one of the partners in a haulage company is murdered, his brother is arrested on suspicion of the crime. A solicitor sets out to prove his innocence.

Cast

Henry Kendall as Leslie Trent
Eve Gray as Margaret Truscott
Sebastian Shaw as Roger Truscott
Garry Marsh as Charles Rowton
Gerald Pring as Mark Boddington
Richard Cooper as Claude Pember
Geraldine Fitzgerald as Diana Morton
Noel Dryden as Cyril Truscott
Ralph Truman as Mr Albert Bellman
Gladys Hamer as Mrs. Bellman
Gerald Hamer
Henry Wolston

References

Low p.88

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Three Witnesses at IMDb

v t e The films of Leslie S. Hiscott
Feature films	The Marriage Business (1927) The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928) S.O.S. (1928) Ringing the Changes (1929) The Feather (1929) At the Villa Rose (1930) The House of the Arrow (1930) Call of the Sea (1930) The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) Alibi (1931) Brown Sugar (1931) A Night in Montmartre (1931) Black Coffee (1931) The Missing Rembrandt (1932) Murder at Covent Garden (1932) The Crooked Lady (1932) Once Bitten (1932) Double Dealing (1932) A Safe Proposition (1932) When London Sleeps (1932) A Tight Corner (1932) The Face at the Window (1932) The Iron Stair (1933) Yes, Madam (1933) The Melody-Maker (1933) That's My Wife (1933) Cleaning Up (1933) The Stickpin (1933) Great Stuff (1933) His Grace Gives Notice (1933) Strike It Rich (1933) Marooned (1933) The Stolen Necklace (1933) Out of the Past (1933) I'll Stick to You (1933) Flat Number Three (1934) Keep It Quiet (1934) The Man I Want (1934) Passing Shadows (1934) Gay Love (1934) Crazy People (1934) The Big Splash (1935) The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) Annie, Leave the Room! (1935) Three Witnesses (1935) Inside the Room (1935) Department Store (1935) Death on the Set (1935) A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) She Shall Have Music (1935) Fame (1936) The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) Millions (1936) Fine Feathers (1937) Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940) The Seventh Survivor (1942) Sabotage at Sea (1942) Lady from Lisbon (1942) The Butler's Dilemma (1943) Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944) The Time of His Life (1955) Tons of Trouble (1956)
Short films	Raising the Wind (1925) A Friend of Cupid (1925) A Fowl Proceeding (1925) Cats (1925) Billets (1925) Ship's Concert (1937)

The films of Leslie S. Hiscott

Feature films

The Marriage Business (1927)
The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
S.O.S. (1928)
Ringing the Changes (1929)
The Feather (1929)
At the Villa Rose (1930)
The House of the Arrow (1930)
Call of the Sea (1930)
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
Alibi (1931)
Brown Sugar (1931)
A Night in Montmartre (1931)
Black Coffee (1931)
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
The Crooked Lady (1932)
Once Bitten (1932)
Double Dealing (1932)
A Safe Proposition (1932)
When London Sleeps (1932)
A Tight Corner (1932)
The Face at the Window (1932)
The Iron Stair (1933)
Yes, Madam (1933)
The Melody-Maker (1933)
That's My Wife (1933)
Cleaning Up (1933)
The Stickpin (1933)
Great Stuff (1933)
His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
Strike It Rich (1933)
Marooned (1933)
The Stolen Necklace (1933)
Out of the Past (1933)
I'll Stick to You (1933)
Flat Number Three (1934)
Keep It Quiet (1934)
The Man I Want (1934)
Passing Shadows (1934)
Gay Love (1934)
Crazy People (1934)
The Big Splash (1935)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
Three Witnesses (1935)
Inside the Room (1935)
Department Store (1935)
Death on the Set (1935)
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
She Shall Have Music (1935)
Fame (1936)
The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
Millions (1936)
Fine Feathers (1937)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940)
The Seventh Survivor (1942)
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
Lady from Lisbon (1942)
The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944)
The Time of His Life (1955)
Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short films

Raising the Wind (1925)
A Friend of Cupid (1925)
A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
Cats (1925)
Billets (1925)
Ship's Concert (1937)

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