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title: 'The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George King'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-case-of-the-frightened-lady-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032313/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)

1940 · 81 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Case of the Frightened Lady is a 1940 British, black-and-white, crime, drama, mystery thriller, directed by George King and starring Marius Goring as Lord Lebanon, Helen Haye as Lady Lebanon, Penelope Dudley Ward as Isla Crane, George Merritt as Detective Inspector Tanner, Ronald Shiner as Detective Sergeant Totty and Felix Aylmer as Dr Amersham. It was produced by Pennant Picture Productions and presented by British Lion Film Corporation, made at their studios in Beaconsfield. The film is based on the 1931 play by Edgar Wallace.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George King](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-king)
- **Screenplay:** [Edward Dryhurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-dryhurst)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Beaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-beaver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hone Glendinning](https://cinepixo.com/people/hone-glendinning)

## Cast

- [Marius Goring](https://cinepixo.com/people/marius-goring)

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