The Frightened Lady (1932 film)

The Frightened Lady is a 1932 British thriller film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Emlyn Williams, Cathleen Nesbitt, Norman McKinnel and Belle Chrystall. It was adapted by Bryan Edgar Wallace from his father Edgar Wallace's 1931 play The Case of the Frightened Lady, which was adapted again later for a 1940 film.

The film is also known as Criminal at Large in the United States.

Plot
A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.

Cast

 * Emlyn Williams as Lord Lebanon
 * Cathleen Nesbitt as Lady Lebanon
 * Norman McKinnel as Chief Inspector Tanner
 * Gordon Harker as Sergeant Totty
 * Belle Chrystall as Aisla Crane
 * Cyril Raymond as Sergeant Ferraby
 * Finlay Currie as Brooks
 * Percy Parsons as Gilder
 * Julian Royce as Kelver

Reception
Emlyn William's performance was voted best in a British film for 1932.

The New York Times found it "considerably more diverting on the stage than it is on the screen...It is a rugged shocker, and when it was not stripped of some of its good scenes it kept the spectator guessing...It is, however, a talented performance that Mr. Williams gives. Cathleen Nesbit does very well as the somewhat sinister dowager Lady Lebanon and Norman McKinnel, although handicapped by the direction, lends a certain distinction to the rôle of Tanner."