| The Mark of Cain | |
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| Directed by | Brian Desmond Hurst |
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| Based on | Airing in a Closed Carriage by Marjorie Bowen |
| Produced by | W. P. Lipscomb |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Sidney Stone |
| Music by | Bernard Stevens |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £253,400[1] |
| Box office | £75,800[1] |
The Mark of Cain is a 1947 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Eric Portman, Sally Gray, Patrick Holt and Dermot Walsh.[2] The film is based on the 1943 novel Airing in a Closed Carriage by Marjorie Bowen, which in turn was based on the true life murder trial of Florence Maybrick.[3][4] It was made at Denham Studios with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.[5]
- ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 354. Income is in terms of producer's share of receipts.
- ^ Murphy 2003, p. 161.
- ^ Parkinson, David. Review: 'The Mark of Cain'." RadioTimes, 16 June 2016. Retrieved: 27 August 2016.
- ^ Vagarian. "Dust & Corruption: Joseph Shearing's 'Airing in a Closed Carriage' and the Florence Maybrick mystery." dustandcorruption.blogspot.co.uk, 10 December 2010. Retrieved: 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Review: 'The Mark of Cain' (1948)." British Film Institute, 2016. Retrieved: 27 August 2016.