The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) DVD-R

Starring Marius Goring, Helen Haye, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Patrick Barr,
John Warwick
Directed by George King

Print: black/white
Runtime: 81 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B

"Mark's Priory". the family seat of the Lebanons, is a house of terror to
Ilsa Crane, secretary and niece of Lady Lebanon. The strange behavior of
two sinister butlers, Gilder and Brooks, adds greatly to her fear and her
sole consolation lies in the sympathy extended her by young Lord William
"Willie" Lebanon. A young architect, Richard Ferraby, arrives from London
to inspect the ancient home in regards to renovations, and he and Isla
are immediately attracted to each other. Lady Lebanon tells her son that
he must marry Isla to carry on the family name but Lord Willie tells her he
has no intentions of marrying. Later, the family physician, Dr. Amersham,
arrives and it is evident he has some unrevealed hold over Lady
Lebanon. The chauffeur, Studd, hints that he knew Aversham in India and
that Aversham was discharged from the Indian Army under unsavory
circumstances. Isla and Richard find the chauffeur murdered and the
suspicion falls on the gamekeeper, Tilling, whose wife had been more
than a little friendly with Studd. But Chief Inspector Tanner and Deputy
Sergeant Totty arrive from Scotland Yard and uncover evidence that
points to Dr. Aversham as the killer, and Lord Willie substantiates the clue
by telling them that Aversham had strangled a young Eurasian girl in India
by using a red scarf and Studd, also, had been found strangled with a red
scarf. The policeman are just about to fold up their tidy little case when a
telegram arrives from "Mark's Priory" informing them that Aversham has
just been found murdered---strangled with a red scarf. Well, back to the
old drawing board.