The Riverside Murder

The Riverside Murder
Directed byAlbert Parker
Written by
Based onThe Six Dead Men by Stanislas-André Steeman
Produced byLeslie Landau
Albert Parker
StarringBasil Sydney
Judy Gunn
Zoe Davis
Alastair Sim
CinematographyAlex Bryce
Edited byReginald Beck
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
  • 5 March 1935 (1935-03-05)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Riverside Murder is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn and Zoe Davis.[1] A woman reporter helps an inspector solve the deaths of four financiers on the eve of a group shareout. The film was shot at Wembley Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Ralph W. Brinton. A quota quickie, it was produced and distributed by Fox Film.[2] It is based on the 1931 novel The Six Dead Men by Belgian author Stanislas-André Steeman, which was later adapted into the 1941 French film The Last of the Six. The film shifted the setting from France to London. It marked the film debut of Alastair Sim.[3]

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.285
  3. ^ Simpson p.47-48