The Long Dark Hall
1951

When a showgirl is murdered by a serial killer in London a family man who was obsessed with the showgirl is tried for her murder.

CAST:
Rex Harrison ... Arthur Groome
Lilli Palmer ... Mary Groome
Tania Heald ... Sheila Groome
Henrietta Barry ... Rosemary Groome
Dora Sevening ... Mary's mother
Ronald Simpson ... Mary's father
Raymond Huntley ... Chief Insp. Sullivan
William Squire ... Sgt. Cochran
Ballard Berkeley ... Police Supt. Maxey
Anthony Dawson ... The Man
Denis O'Dea ... Sir Charles Morton
Anthony Bushell ... Clive Bedford
Henry B. Longhurst ... Judge
Patricia Cutts ... Rose Mallory (as Patricia Wayne)
Meriel Forbes ... Marjorie Danns

THE LONG DARK HALL was produced by Rex Harrison himself possibly to serve as a public relations exercise for its star Rex Harrison. His friend Carole Landis, a young actress, had killed herself a few years before this came out. At the time it was rumoured that she was 'seeing' Mr Harrison who wanted to break off their liason, which is said to have driven Landis to suicide. As a result of all this intrigue his rising box office appeal had plummeted.

Indeed, the brilliant "Unfaithfully Yours" had the bad fortune to come out right after Ms. Landis had died. No one wanted to see Rex Harrison killing a woman over and over -- even if it was in his imagination. "Unfaithfully Yours" was not a success.

So, here we have a decent man accused of murdering a pretty young woman. The character is married to (the very appealing) Lily Palmer (at the time also real-life Mrs. Harrison, who had stood by her man through the previous scandal). Without wanting to give away the plot, let's just say that this is a movie that comes out against quick decisions in tabloid cases.

Was this have a coincidence?

RUNNING TIME: 86 MIN