The Case of the Frightened Lady

Summary: BBC production of Edgar Wallace’s The Case of the Frightened Lady, transmitted from the BBC’s Midland Television Studio.
Theatre play: The Case of the Frightened Lady by Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) [more information]
Play synopsis: The action of this thriller takes place in Chief Inspector Tanner’s office at Scotland Yard and in the residence of the Lebanon family, in 1931. The criminal is revealed as the charming young Lord Lebanon who is a homicidal maniac strangling his nearest and dearest.
Production history: First staged at Wyndham’s Theatre on 18 August 1931 and published by Samuel French in 1932. Filmed for the cinema by director T. Hayes Hunter in 1932 and by director George King in 1940.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 28 May 1957
Time: 9.10pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Victor Menzies

Playwright

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932)

Designer

Margaret Peacock

Cast

Title: The Case of the Frightened Lady (Audience Research Report)
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Reference: Report reference VR/57/299, held in file R9/7/28

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