The Rasp – 1931 | 44mins | Drama | B&W

Plot Synopsis

The 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.