Line Engaged
Line Engaged is a 1935 British monochrome thriller helmed by director Bernard Mainwaring, featuring performances by Bramwell Fletcher, Jane Baxter, and Arthur Wontner. This production, created under the banner of British Lion Film Corporation, revolves around a murder plot that is triggered by an inspector’s speculative scenario.
Plot
Eva Rutland (Jane Baxter), married to the deceitful Gordon (Leslie Perrins), harbors affection for the writer David Morland (Bramwell Fletcher). David’s father, serving as an Inspector (Arthur Wontner), presents a hypothetical murder plan, which seemingly comes to fruition when Gordon is fatally shot.
Cast
- Bramwell Fletcher as David Morland
- Jane Baxter as Eva Rutland
- Arthur Wontner as Insp. Morland
- Mary Clare as Mrs. Gardner
- Leslie Perrins as Gordon Rutland
- George Merritt as Sgt. Thomas
- Kathleen Harrison as Maid
- John Turnbull as Supt. Harrison
- Coral Browne as Doreen
- Ronald Shiner as Ryan