FilmSupernatural Psychological Gothic

Three Cases of Murder1955

Name: Three Cases of Murder
Genre: Supernatural, Psychological, Gothic
Released: 1955-03-15
Rating: 6.5

Directed by David Eady, George More O'Ferrall

6.5

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IMDb 6.5TMDB 6.1

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Year

1955

Runtime

99 min

The premise

An atmospheric British omnibus film presenting three tales of murder and the supernatural. In “In the Picture,” a museum attendant is drawn into the eerie world within a painting. In “You Killed Elizabeth,” two lifelong friends become suspects when the woman they both love is murdered. In “Lord Mountdrago,” a disgraced politician seeks revenge on a powerful statesman by exploiting his dreams. Linked by a recurring figure, the film blends psychological horror, mystery, and fantasy across its three interconnected stories.

Horror Vault's take

A distinguished British anthology from the 1950s, Three Cases of Murder weaves together three tales in which death, desire, and the strange forces of the mind refuse to stay neatly contained. One story blurs the line between art and reality in genuinely uncanny fashion, another turns friendship sour with suspicion and jealousy, and a third — anchored by an imperious Orson Welles — pits two powerful men against each other in a battle that spills from the waking world into dreams. The film carries the cool, shadowy elegance of classic British cinema while venturing into territory that is quietly, persistently disturbing.

Content: Mild Depictions Of Violence, Themes Of Murder And Psychological Torment