
In London, wealthy Margot Mary Wendice had a brief love affair with the American writer Mark Halliday while her husband and professional tennis player Tony Wendice was on a tennis tour. Tony quits playing to dedicate to his wife and finds a regular job. She decides to give him a second chance for their marriage. When Mark arrives from America to visit the couple, Margot tells him that she had destroyed all his letters but one that was stolen. Subsequently she was blackmailed,... (Full plot summary below)
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In London, wealthy Margot Mary Wendice had a brief love affair with the American writer Mark Halliday while her husband and professional tennis player Tony Wendice was on a tennis tour. Tony quits playing to dedicate to his wife and finds a regular job. She decides to give him a second chance for their marriage. When Mark arrives from America to visit the couple, Margot tells him that she had destroyed all his letters but one that was stolen. Subsequently she was blackmailed, but she had never retrieved the stolen letter. Tony arrives home, claims that he needs to work and asks Margot to go with Mark to the theater. Meanwhile Tony calls Captain Lesgate (aka Charles Alexander Swann who studied with him at college) and blackmails him to murder his wife, so that he can inherit her fortune. But there is no perfect crime, and things do not work as planned.
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| Filmcritic.comDavid BezansonCritics seem to prefer the more theatrical, psychological melodramas to the brainy whodunits. But pay no attention - this film is definitely a classic |
| VarietyVariety StaffDial M remains more of a filmed play than a motion picture, unfortunately revealed as a conversation piece about murder which talks up much more suspense than it actually delivers. |
| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe thrills come in following a succession of dawnings in people's minds.But Mr. Hitchcock has presented this mental material on the screen with remarkable visual definition of developing intrigue and mood. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanWas by far the most visually compelling of studio stereoscopic movies. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonDial M for Murder is often dismissed as lesser Hitchcock, yet its intricate plot and sterling performances thrill me every time I watch it. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis second-tier Hitchcock is best known for Grace Kelly's star turn and sleek production values, including use of 3D. |
| Total FilmEmma DibdinA tightly wound psychological parlour game, expanded only slightly from its claustrophobic stage roots. |
| culturevulture.netBen StephensA rare and accomplished example of the work of Hitchcock the Minimalist. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesThe movie is worth seeing even now, if for no other aim than to show a man ambitiously experimenting with the devious facets that would inspire greater films. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonAn exercise made by an enormously talented constructor of thrillers in the most fertile period of his career. |