For the 2010 documentary, see Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal.
Murder by Proxy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Terence Fisher
Written by
Richard Landau
Based on
Murder by Proxy by Helen Nielsen
Produced by
Michael Carreras
Starring
Dane Clark Belinda Lee Betty Ann Davies
Cinematography
Walter J. Harvey
Edited by
Maurice Rootes
Music by
Ivor Slaney
Production companies
Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by
Exclusive Films Lippert Pictures (US)
Release dates
19 March 1954 (1954-03-19) (US)
28 March 1955 (1955-03-28) (UK)
Running time
87 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Murder by Proxy (U.S. title: Blackout) is a 1954 British 'B'[1] film noir crime drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Dane Clark, Belinda Lee and Betty Ann Davies.[2][3][4] The film was based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Helen Nielsen. It was produced by Hammer Films, and released in the United States by Lippert Pictures.
The screenplay concerns a man who is offered money to marry a woman.
^Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
^"Murder by Proxy". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^"Blackout (1954) - Terence Fisher - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^"Murder by Proxy (1955)". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017.
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