The Frightened Lady

 

The Frightened Lady - 1932 | 87 mins | Crime, Drama | B&W

The Production Team

Director: T. Hayes Hunter.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Angus MacPhail and Bryan Edgar Wallace. (from the Edgar Wallace play The Case of the Frightened Lady)
Art Direction: Norman Arnold.

The Cast

Cathleen Nesbitt - Lady Lebanon
Emlyn Williams - Lord Lebanon
Gordon Harker - Sergeant Toddy
Belle Chrystall - Aisla Crane
Cyril Raymond - Sergeant Ferraby
D.A. Clarke-Smith - Dr. Amersham

Plot Synopsis

Earliest of two versions of Edgar Wallace’s play The Case of the Frightened Lady. The lady in question is Aisla (Belle Chrystall), unwilling guest at the home of Lord Lebanon (Emlyn Williams), whose domineering mother (Cathleen Nesbitt) wants them to marry. Two murders by strangulation bring Scotland Yard to the scene; a failed attempt to kill Aisla reveals the killer.