The Murder Game (1965 film)

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The Murder Game
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Written by Harry Spalding
Based onstory by Irving Yergin
Produced by Robert L. Lippert
Jack Parsons
Starring Ken Scott
Marla Landi
Trader Faulkner
Conrad Phillips
Gerald Sim
Duncan Lamont
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited byRobert Winter
Music by Carlo Martelli
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • December 1965 (1965-12)(USA)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Murder Game is a 1965 British crime film starring Ken Scott, Marla Landi, Trader Faulkner, Conrad Phillips and directed by Sidney Salkow. The film was distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. [1] [2]

Contents

It was the last film directed by Sidney Salkow. [3]

Plot

While on his honeymoon, a husband discovers the plan of his bigamous wife with her first husband to murder him for his money and he plans counter measures to throw the blame on them.

Cast

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References

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  2. Crowther, Bosley (31 March 1966). "Screen: Paul Newman in 'Harper' Evokes Bogart:Detective Film Opens at 3 Theaters Here (Published 1966)". The New York Times.
  3. "The Murder Game (1966) - Sidney Salkow - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie . Retrieved 9 September 2017.