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Three Steps in the Dark

  • 1953
  • 1 Std. 1 Min.
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Three Steps in the Dark (1953)
DramaKriminalitätMysterium

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA country house, a patriarch, a fallout among siblings, a butler, a housemaid--and each of them have secrets: a perfect setting for a classic whodunnit.A country house, a patriarch, a fallout among siblings, a butler, a housemaid--and each of them have secrets: a perfect setting for a classic whodunnit.A country house, a patriarch, a fallout among siblings, a butler, a housemaid--and each of them have secrets: a perfect setting for a classic whodunnit.

  • Regie
    • Daniel Birt
  • Drehbuch
    • Brock Williams
    • Roger Burford
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Greta Gynt
    • Hugh Sinclair
    • Nicholas Hannen
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    5,5/10
    138
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    • Regie
      • Daniel Birt
    • Drehbuch
      • Brock Williams
      • Roger Burford
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Greta Gynt
      • Hugh Sinclair
      • Nicholas Hannen
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    Greta Gynt
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    • Sophy Burgoyne
    Hugh Sinclair
    Hugh Sinclair
    • Philip Burgoyne
    Nicholas Hannen
    Nicholas Hannen
    • Arnold Burgoyne
    John Van Eyssen
    • Henry Burgoyne
    Sarah Lawson
    Sarah Lawson
    • Dorothy
    Elwyn Brook-Jones
    • Wilbrahim
    Hélène Cordet
    • Esme
    • (as Helene Cordet)
    Alastair Hunter
    Alastair Hunter
    • Inspector Forbes
    Katie Johnson
    Katie Johnson
    • Mrs. Riddle
    Alan Robinson
    Neil Hallett
    Neil Hallett
    Raymond Young
    Raymond Young
    • Regie
      • Daniel Birt
    • Drehbuch
      • Brock Williams
      • Roger Burford
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    5gridoon2025

    Obscure, no-frills whodunit

    "Three Steps In The Dark" (1953) lasts 57 minutes, but feels longer than that: it's a traditional "cranky old man gathers all his relatives in a secluded mansion and reveals that he's about to change his will so of course he gets bumped off soon afterwards" whodunit, done without any frills, on a miniscule budget, with 95% of the "action" taking place inside two or three rooms. Greta Gynt, the only recognizable name in the cast, plays a writer of mystery novels so you expect that to play a part in the solution of the murder, but she is rather underutilized. Apparently long considered lost, but not quite an unearthed treasure. ** out of 4.
    6trimmerb1234

    But who fired the final shot? And who died? What is your proof?

    While this is a familiar and formulaic murder-mystery tale (discussion of a Will with all relatives seated around a long table), so too is the easy dismissal of it formulaic - and rather lazy. These are rubber-stamp reviews, rather like "quota-quickie" rubber stamp as if to give something a familiar label is to properly describe it.

    Yes one wonders if the studios ever broke the old house dark wood panelled set, it seemed to appear so regularly. Did the elderly butler ever change out of costume, or merely have a cigarette and coffee during the short break between the same role in films from the '30s - '50s? But this is a murder mystery and while the setting was by this time thoroughly hackneyed, there is some intelligence and creativity in the plot. Audiences for this type of film did not come for the cinematography or the exotic locations, they came to follow the plot and see if they could guess who dunnit. Rather than sit at home reading an Agatha Christie, they chose to go out Saturday night and sit in their local cinema watching the same stuff as they read at home. The clues and plot details are what interest them and there are plenty here.

    The lovely Greta Gynt is her usual intelligent cool self, displaying this time a pretty full range of emotions. Mrs Lop-Sided from the Lady Killers (Katie Johnson) is her demure self.

    But who really did fire the final shot - we don't actual see who did - or who died, or if they died. All we see is a horrified/saddened expression. My money's on Mrs Lop-Sided, after all she dun the East Castle Street job. I'm sticking with Ma.
    6malcolmgsw

    Katie drops the drinks

    Dear old Katie Johnson is going to serve the drinks to her master.She puts the tray on the sideboard,goes to open the door and hears two shots.Instead of rushing straight in she picks up the drinks tray enters the room,sees her dead master,screams and drops the drinks tray.Anyway little surprise that Uncle Arnold is bumped off,bearing in mind that he has decided to change his will and gathered all his family to give them the happy news.Everyone seems to have been doing something suspicious so of course they are all suspects.So the police have a lot of detecting to do.There is also a gun room just to make it easier for any potential killer. The end when it comes is over in a flash.Rather a bit anti climactic.
    3Leofwine_draca

    Could it get more clichéd?

    THREE STEPS IN THE DARK is a low budget British mystery film that was presumed lost for years until a copy finally surfaced. It's nowadays readily available on DVD, but was the wait worth it? The answer is a resounding no. Despite being written by the prolific mystery writer Brock Williams and having an Agatha Christie style to it, this is a very dull movie.

    It's an entirely predictable reading of the will type murder mystery in which an elderly man invites a number of relatives and associates to his ancestral home before dying as a result of a mysterious gunshot which seems to have come from outside his window. The assembled investigate and try to pinpoint the identity of the murder, but what it all amounts to is a whole lot of nothing. This is the type of film that makes you wait for the ending, only to end on the most ordinary note imaginable, no twists or anything like that. What a letdown!

    The film is only really of interest for its supporting cast, a couple of whom appeared in Hammer films. John Van Eysson (Jonathan Harker in Dracula) is present, as is a youthful Sarah Lawson from THE DEVIL RIDES OUT. Watch out for Katie Johnson (THE LADYKILLERS) who has one of the best parts as the delightfully-named maid, Mrs Riddle; it's a shame she didn't have a bigger role. The main actress, Greta Gynt, is very wooden. My favourite performer was Elwyn Brook-Jones (ROGUES YARN) who once again takes what could have been an ordinary role and injects it with character.
    8clanciai

    Mysterious shots in the dark

    An old wealthy man of great property invites all his children and their consorts to dinner to tell them he is changing his will. He intends to give over his great mansion to his son Henry, on condition that he gives up his fiancée, a lovely young actress. Henry of course is infuriated and walks out, and his girl tries to run away from the house. Meanwhile the old man gets shot in his library, his other son was there with him and is holding a gun when the others enter all upset, but that gun is not smoking. He claims he saw another person out in the dark, whom he tried to pursue and shoot at but did not get, using his father's pistol. His wife is Greta Gynt and the leading character here, a thriller writer, who if anyone should be able to figure out the mystery, which she eventually does. But the murderer once again gets away in the night.

    It's almost an Agatha Christie mystery involving poisoning and a suspected butler, while there is only one person above suspicion - Katie Johnson, who would have inherited the lot if Henry had stuck to his love, which he did. They get away to get married. It is great entertainment with a wonderful dialog, and you won't risk falling asleep - the intrigue keeps constantly thickening.

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 1953 (Vereinigtes Königreich)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigtes Königreich
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Drehorte
      • Viking Film Studios, 1-5 St Mary Abbots Place, Kensington, London, Greater London, England, Vereinigtes Königreich(studio: made at Viking Studios, Kensington, London.)
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      • Corsair Pictures
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