![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This version of Tony, played by Tom Chambers, is a little more overstated than the version played by Ray Milland in the Hitchcock version. Or so he thinks, as his villainous plot soon begins to unravel under the scrutiny of Inspector Hubbard, played by Christopher Harper ( Coronation Street ), and he becomes increasingly entangled in his own web of deceit. Tony is a past-his-prime tennis pro who, upon discovering that his wife, Margot, played by Diana Vickers ( Little Voice ), is engaged in an affair with crime writer Max Halliday, played by Michael Salami ( Hollyoaks ), sets in motion the perfect murder scheme. This adaptation, directed by Anthony Banks, stars Tom Chambers ( Top Hat, Strictly Come Dancing ) as Tony Wendice. Widely regarded as a watershed moment in the evolution of the thriller, it has been a mainstay in theatres ever since, and after the understandable delays associated with COVID-19, has now made its return to Manchester at The Lowry. Gwyneth Paltrow attempted to emulate her in the Dial M remake A Perfect Murder (1997).Originally written for BBC television in 1952 by the playwright Frederick Knott, and also enjoying a stint at the West End that same year, Dial M for Murder is most well-known, of course, for its big-screen adaptation by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. Kelly went on to make Rear Window and To Catch a Thief for Hitchcock. ![]() Though the film was largely released ‘flat’ following the decline of the 3D craze, the murder sequence itself remains a Hitchcock tour de force as Kelly grapples with her attacker, reaching a hand out towards us to grope for a pair of scissors. Warner Bros demanded he shoot in 3D, which restricted his ability to move the camera. In the first of three successive films for him she plays Margot, the victim of an elaborate murder plot by her suave husband (Ray Milland).Īs with the earlier Rope (1948), Hitchcock stays true to the theatrical origins of the source material, shooting largely on a single set of a ground-floor London flat. “The script sticks closely to a stage contraption by Frederick Knott, but Dial M is less a filmed play than a highly cinematic investigation of theatricality.”Īlfred Hitchcock found his ideal ‘cool blonde’ in the shape of the 23-year-old Grace Kelly. ![]()
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