Third Alibi, The
Date: 1961
Director: Montgomery Tully
Production Company: Eternal Films
Stars: Laurence Payne, Patricia Dainton, Jane Griffiths, Edward Underdown
Location(s): Surrey, Sussex
Region(s): South East R-Z
Storyline:
A composer plots to murder his wife, who happens to be the sister of his pregnant mistress and co-conspirator.
Additional Information:
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Helen Martell (Patricia Dainton) arrives at Heather Cottage, her sister Peggy's bungalow, and overhears her husband plotting to dispose of her.
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- 27 Jun 2022
To set up an alibi, Peggy Hill (Jane Griffiths) visits the cinema. Outside the Regal cinema on New Zealand Avenue in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. The cinema frontage appears in 'The Sound Barrier', 'The Price of Silence' and 'Rag Doll' and other views of the road can be seen in 'Mother Riley Meets the Vampire', 'The Naked Truth', 'The Smashing Bird I Used to Know', 'Something In The City', 'A Weekend with Lulu' and 'Left, Right and Centre'.
The cinema and shops have long gone as Nick Boorman's view shows.
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- 27 Jun 2022
Peggy checks the time before entering. The Regal was re-branded as an ABC cinema in 1963 but closed eight years later to be demolished and replaced by shops.
The location now, captured by Nick Boorman.
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Norman Martell (Laurence Payne) leaves his lovers bungalow and heads home.
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After leaving a clue in the cinema, Peggy drives home.
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The car is parked and Helen's sister goes inside to prepare the next part of the plan.
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Norman approaches his house and breaks in, intent on murdering his wife.
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Doctor Murdoch (Edward Underdown) arrives at the Martell's home, disturbing Norman in the empty house.
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The police arrive at Heather Cottage just as Norman discovers Peggy's dead body in the living room.
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- 01 Jul 2020
Superintendent Ross questions Norman at the police station. Whiffler advises that this is the police station on North Trade Road in Battle, Sussex and that the building also featured in 'Night Crossing', a short in the Scotland Yard series of films.
powderturns100 took this comparison shot of the building as it looks now.