The Man Who Changed His Name | |
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Directed by | Henry Edwards |
Written by |
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Produced by | Julius Hagen |
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Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton |
Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | Real Art Productions |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | March 1934 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Man Who Changed His Name is a 1934 British crime film [1] directed by Henry Edwards [2] and starring Lyn Harding, Betty Stockfeld and Leslie Perrins. [3] It was based on the play The Man Who Changed His Name by Edgar Wallace. It was made as a quota quickie at Twickenham Studios. [4] The film's art direction was by James A. Carter.
A man appears to be being tricked out of a valuable piece of land in Canada which contains lucrative silver deposits by his wife's lover. [5] Both the potential villains begin to have second thoughts when gradually come to suspect that their intended victim, having since changed his name, is in fact a notorious killer from Canada. Eventually it transpires he was not the murderer, but is only using it as a trick to push his wife and her lover to reveal their deception out of fear.