The Drayton Case

The Drayton Case is a 1953 British short crime film produced by the Anglo-Amalgamated production company as part of their Scotland Yard film series. It was directed by Ken Hughes and is hosted by Edgar Lustgarten. It stars Hilda Barry and John Le Mesurier.

Made at Merton Park Studios, it was originally released as support for cinema feature film screenings and later screened on television.

It is based on the case of Harry Dobkin with names and some other details changed.

Plot
During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German aeroplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman. It turns out she was killed by her husband Charles Drayton.

Cast

 * Vincent Platt as Drayton
 * Hilda Barry as Elizabeth Drayton
 * John Le Mesurier as Div. Spt. Henley
 * Victor Ball as Henley's assistant