This film is part of Free

Title of error

Death by Design

Dastardly deeds are afoot in a smog of pipe smoke when a man is found dead - is it cyanide poisoning or smoke inhalation?

Crime 1943 18 mins Silent

Overview

Dastardly deeds are clearly afoot when a man is found dead by his housekeeper - and all clues point to murder by cyanide poisoning. The two police officers assigned to this case could unmask the murderer with minimal effort - it's blindingly obvious - but instead they seem to devote most of their time to discussing pipe tobacco and smoking. Was this film promoted by some pipe smoking guild or manufacturer?

Director

Germain Burger

Featuring

John Longden , Wally Patch and Barbara James

Genres

Crime

Country

United Kingdom

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Homicide

Watch for free

Starve Acre - Exclusive Q&A Starve Acre - Exclusive Q&A

Short interview 2024 24 mins

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Watch for free

Sky Peals - Exclusive Q&A Sky Peals - Exclusive Q&A

Short interview 2024 30 mins

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Watch for free

Inside the Archive: The Early Films of Michael Powell Inside the Archive: The Early Films of Michael Powell

Documentary 2024 42 mins

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Watch for free

Inside the Archive: The Riviera Revels Inside the Archive: The Riviera Revels

Short documentary 2024 12 mins

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.