Design for Murder

Design for Murder

Trunk Crime

5.8 /10 4 votes
March 27, 1939 1h 0m Released

Storyline

When a wealthy, lonely university music student is beaten and has his apartment trashed by a fellow dorm resident-bully and his gang, he goes mad, lures the bully into his room on pretense of forgiveness, slips him a paralyzing agent in a drink, throws him in a trunk and locks him in, and taunts the bully with the promise that he will be buried alive in the trunk. Only, once he gets his trunk and his prey to his country estate, the vengeful victim finds things keep going wrong...

Key Information

Director Roy Boulting
Writers Francis Miller, Reginald Denham
Studio Charter Films Ltd.
Rating 5.8/10
Language EN

Cast & Crew

Manning Whiley

Manning Whiley

Bentley, the student

Barbara Everest

Barbara Everest

Ursula

Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Huey Frazer

Michael Drake

Grierson, the bully

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Old Dan

David Keir

Quiney

Tom Gill

Tom Gill

One of Grierson's Friends

Lewis Stringer

One of Grierson's Friends

Ian Fulton

One of Grierson's Friends

Geoffrey Gabriel

One of Grierson's Friends

Eileen Bennett

Eileen Bennett

Eve

Howard Douglas

Howard Douglas

The Landlord

Frequently Asked Questions

Design for Murder was released on March 27, 1939.

The runtime of Design for Murder is 1h 0m.

Design for Murder is a Crime movie.

Design for Murder has a rating of 5.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

Design for Murder is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Design for Murder was directed by Roy Boulting.

The main cast of Design for Murder includes Manning Whiley, Barbara Everest, Thorley Walters.

Design for Murder is originally in English.