Dial M for Murder
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mm |
| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Year | 1954 |
| Length | 105 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Dial M for Murder
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, 35mm |
| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Year | 1954 |
| Length | 105 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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70th Anniversary Revival / Introduced by Rob Melrose
Rob Melrose, artistic director of the Alley Theatre, has directed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Old Globe. He has written a number of plays as well as a rock musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s “Ozma of Oz.”
This film has been moved to Brown Auditorium Theater, instead of Lynn Wyatt Theater as originally scheduled.
An ex-tennis pro (Ray Milland) wants to have his wealthy wife (Grace Kelly) murdered so he can get her inheritance. When he learns she is having an affair, he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her: blackmail an old acquaintance into carrying out the murder. But the carefully orchestrated setup goes awry, and the scheming husband must outwit the police to avoid having his plot detected.
“Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller is a precision-engineered delight.” —Telegraph
► Around Houston Alley Theatre presents a new adaptation of the “Dial M for Murder” stage play from May 31 to June 30.
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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.