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The Rasp |
The Rasp - 1931 | 44mins | Drama | B&WThe Production TeamDirector: Michael
Powell. Producer: Jerome Jackson. Script: Philip Macdonald. (from the novel by Philip Macdonald) Cinematography: Geoffrey Faithfull. Art Direction: Frank Wells. |
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The CastClaude Horton - Anthony Gethryn Phyllis Loring - Lucia Masterson C.M. Hallard - Sir Arthur Coates James Raglan - Alan Deacon Thomas Weguelin - Inspector Boyd Carol Coombe - Dora Masterson Leonard Brett - Jimmy Masterson |
Plot SynopsisThe Rasp was a murder thriller from a Philip Macdonald
story - 'refused to become a film and remained a book', according to
Powell, although by this time Macdonald became interested in us and
volunteered to write two or three original scripts for us'. The 'Rasp'
of the title refers to the file-like tool of that name which is the
murder weapon in the story. When Cabinet Minister John Hoode is murdered
at his country house, his secretary, Alan Deacon is arrested by Inspector
Boyd. Journalist Anthony Gethryn uncovers the real murderer - business
rival Sir Arthur Coates. Deacon is reunited with his fiancé,
Dora Masterson and Gethryn proposes to Dora's sister Lucia. |
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