The Late Edwina Black

1951 · 78 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 329 VOTES · DIR. Maurice Elvey

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Overview

When a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard solves the mystery of her death... over a cup of tea.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,277 lines

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00:01:45 Mister Black.
00:08:14 My dear Lady Southdale, one must speak well of the dead.
00:10:58 With your degrees and all that into being a village schoolteacher.
00:14:38 The greatest I've ever known.
00:17:32 And I am going to stop being dishonest with myself.
00:20:24 Good day, sir.
00:22:46 You know, you ought to know better than to lie to the police.
00:25:31 The doctor said she couldn't stand on her feet.
00:29:05 I must confess I find this endless interrogation ..
00:31:49 Were you going alone?
00:34:32 You're a wicked woman.
00:37:14 I'll buy you dozens in Paris.
00:40:52 You even looked at me as he did. As if I were lying.
00:44:31 Stop it, Elizabeth. Where are the matches?
00:47:05 Here is Edwina's bible.
00:51:42 I can't.
00:54:01 You dare not. You are a coward.
00:58:26 Indeed?
01:01:24 That Mr Black killed his wife to inherit the money.
01:03:44 Now, I find myself at a loss.
01:08:23 Ellen was in bed with a cold and Mr Black ..
01:11:00 That's not the sugar bowl.
01:13:07 She made me promise.
01:17:18 Elizabeth.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,277
Dialogue density16.4 lines / min
First line00:01:45
Final line01:17:18

Production Record

DirectorMaurice Elvey
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes329

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