Death at Broadcasting House
Date: 1934
Director: Reginald Denham
Production Company: Phoenix Films
Stars: Ian Hunter, Austin Trevor, Lilian Oldland, Henry Kendall, Val Gielgud, Peter Haddon, Betty Ann Davies, Jack Hawkins, Donald Wolfit, Robert Rendel
Location(s): London
Region(s): London C-D
Storyline:
When an actor is murdered during the recording of a radio play at the BBC Detective Inspector Gregory soon finds that the victim had many enemies amongst his fellow players. When his deductions lead him into a blind alley he decides to reconstruct the crime hoping that this tried and tested device will lead him to the killer.
Additional Information:
Screen captures and “now” shot uploaded by Richard Lovejoy.
Except for the one establishing location the whole film is studio based.
The film was also known as ‘Death at a Broadcast’ (US Title)
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- Capture 1
- 05 Apr 2019
An establishing shot where the action takes place. BBC’s Broadcasting House at the junction of Portland Place, All Souls Place and Langham Place in W1. The building also makes an appearance in ‘You Made Me Love You’, ‘The Oracle’, ‘The Last Man to Hang’, ‘The Day the Earth Caught Fire’, ‘Band Wagon’, 'Helter Skelter', ‘No Trace’, ‘The Happy Family’, ‘Mother Riley Meets the Vampire’, ‘Back Room Boy’, ‘The Voice of Merrill’ and ‘Give My Regards To Broad Street’.
Now, from ground level, with considerably more street furniture.