THREE STEPS IN THE DARK

UK, 1953, 61 minutes, Black-and-white.

Greta Gynt, Hugh Sinclair, Nicholas Hannen, John Van Eyssen, Sarah Lawson, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Helene Cordet, Alastair Hunter, Katie Johnson.

Directed by Daniel Birt.

An hour spent with a very British murder mystery, country mansion, a family gathering, issues of the will, financial difficulties…

The patriarch of the family summons his family together, he had been investigating their lives, especially the French fiancee of one of his sons. Later that evening he is killed.

Everybody, of course is a suspect. His daughter is a crime writer, very assured. His oldest son has his own property and races horses. And the family lawyer is present.

There are many scenes of family discussions and arguments – and the solution that many might not have been expecting.