During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.
Edward Malin
- Caretaker
- (as Eddie Malin)
Geoffrey Bellman
- Pathologist
- (as Geoffrey Bewian)
Humphrey Morton
- Dental Technician
- (as Humphry Morton)
Bruce Beeby
- Policeman
- (as Bruce Bebe)
Lindsay Hooper
- Man in Shelter
- (uncredited)
Richard Shaw
- Workman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaAlthough fictional, the main elements presented in the film match an actual murder case. On 27 January 1943 Harry Dobkin was executed at Wandsworth prison for the murder of his wife Rachel. The murder was likely committed in April 1941 at Vauxhall Baptist Church in London. She was reported missing by her sister, strangled, identified by dental records, last seen alive when she met her husband in a cafe to discuss outstanding maintenance payments, and there was a mysterious fire, a few days after she went missing, at the church where her husband was the firewatcher.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: SCOTLAND YARD a dramatised adaptation on one of the many crimes investigated by the most celebrated police centre in the world -.
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The First "Scotland Yard" Adaptation
Most notable as the first of 39 episodes of the SCOTLAND YARD series, directed by Ken Hughes, THE DRAYTON CASE is noticeable for the first appearance of Edgar Lustgarten, in an ornate sitting-room surrounded with too much furniture and narrating the episode straight to camera. This is also noticeable for the only appearance of DAD'S ARMY star John le Mesurier in the role of a police inspector. He doesn't have much to do, other than mutter lines under his breath and cast a calming presence over the whole proceedings.
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- Also known as
- Casebook: The Case of the Drayton Case
- Filming locations
- Merton Park Studios, Merton, London, England, UK(studio: made at Merton Park Studios)
- Production company
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- Runtime26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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