Murder in Eden is a 1961 British mystery film directed by Max Varnel and starring Ray McAnally, Catherine Feller and Yvonne Buckingham. An art critic is murdered, triggering a hunt for the killer.
Synopsis
After he discovers a famous painting is fake, a noted art critic is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Inspector Sharkey of Scotland Yard joins forces with French magazine reporter Geneviève Beaujean to investigate.
Directed byMax Varnel GenresDrama, Crime ActorsAnton Diffring, Diane Hart, Mark Singleton Rating53% A French policeman, Inspector Duval, is brought to London to help his British colleagues crack a case. It was based on a story by Jacques Monteux.
, 1h10 Directed byMax Varnel OriginUnited-kingdom GenresComedy ActorsAnton Rodgers, Nyree Dawn Porter, Mark Singleton Rating54% Footloose and fancy-free bachelor Drew needs to find a wife to impress a visiting rich uncle. The uncle has made it clear Drew will only inherit his business when he's married and respectable. Drew's friends Tom and Jenny agree to help him out by allowing Jenny to pose as his wife. Tom is a struggling insurance salesman, and Drew promises him a big insurance deal to add incentive. Farcical complications ensue.
, 1h5 Directed byMax Varnel OriginUnited-kingdom ThemesSports films ActorsDermot Walsh, Wendy Williams, Ian Fleming, Anton Rodgers, Grace Arnold, Rolf Harris Rating46% Paul Dixon is an international racing driver severely depressed after being paralysed from the waist down in a crash. He seems to have lost everything, including his will to live. His estranged wife Ann returns to him in the wake of the accident and attempts to cure him of his despair.
, 1h11 Directed byMax Varnel OriginUnited-kingdom GenresCrime ActorsRonald Howard, Lana Morris, John Van Eyssen, John Witty, Denis Shaw, Ann Lynn Rating59% Janet Miller is accused of murder when the mistress of her ex-fiance is found stabbed. Janet's handkerchief has been discovered at the crime scene, and she is cagey about her whereabouts on the night in question. It turns out she was a witness to the murder, but has her own reasons for keeping quiet. Her lawyer husband John leaps to her defence and attempts to track down the real killer.