by Frederick Knott, 1952
About
Although Knott's most successful play, Dial M for Murder, was a hit on the stage, it was originally a BBC television production. As a theatre piece, it premiered at the Westminster Theatre in Victoria, London, in June 1952, directed by John Fernald and starring Alan MacNaughtan and Jane Baxter. This production was followed in October by a successful run in New York City at the Plymouth Theater, where Reginald Denham directed Richard Derr and Gusti Huber. Knott also wrote the screenplay for the 1954 Hollywood movie which Hitchcock filmed for Warner Brothers in 3D, starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly, with Anthony Dawson and John Williams reprising their characters from the New York stage production, which had brought Williams a Tony Award for his role as Inspector Hubbard.
Cast
| Tony Wendice | Humphrey Waterhouse |
| Sheila Wendice | Natalie Charles |
| Max Halliday | Craig McEwan |
| Captain Lesgate | David Ashton |
| Inspector Hubbard | Nigel Gray |
| Policeman | Luke Mileham |
Crew |
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| Director | Guy Johnson |
| Producer | Chris Robertson |
| Costumes | Sue Thomson / Jane Cooper |
| Wardrobe Assistant | Catherine Headley |
| Stage Manager | Aidan Godwin |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Laura Baker |
| Prompt | Maggie Savill |
| Props | Chris Robertson |
| Designer | Bernard Godwin |
| Lighting & Sound | Bernard Godwin / Richard Grogan / Jim Lee |
| Makeup & Hair | Alison Squires |
| Set Builders & Painters | Nigel Gray / David Cooper / Gordon Thomson & m |
| Box Office | Pat & Lou Crosswell |
| Front of House | Jane Cooper |
| Bar Manager | John Savill |
| Programme | Bernard Godwin |
| Publicity | Pat Wilson |
| Publicity Photographs | Nigel Gray |
| Poster Design | Nigel Gray |
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