Signpost to Murder

Signpost to Murder is a 1964 American crime thriller film directed by George Englund from a screenplay by Sally Benson, based on the 1962 play of the same name by Monte Doyle. The film stars Joanne Woodward, Stuart Whitman, and Edward Mulhare. It was released on May 19, 1965 in New York City, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1][2]

Signpost to Murder
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Englund
Screenplay by	Sally Benson
Based on	Signpost to Murder by Monte Doyle
Produced by	Lawrence Weingarten
Starring	Joanne Woodward Stuart Whitman Edward Mulhare
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	John McSweeney Jr.
Music by	Lyn Murray
Production company	Marten Pictures
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04) (West Germany) May 19, 1965 (1965-05-19) (New York City)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A man, on the run after killing his wife, takes refuge in the house of a woman who is hiding dark secrets of her own. At the end, wife was innocent but a man killed her husband and ran away from police.

Cast

• Joanne Woodward as Molly Thomas
• Stuart Whitman as Alex Forrester
• Edward Mulhare as Dr. Mark Fleming
• Alan Napier as The Vicar
• Joyce Worsley as Mrs. Barnes
• Leslie Denison as Superintendent Bickley
• Murray Matheson as Dr. Graham
• Hedley Mattingly as Police Constable Mort Rogers
• Carol Veazie as Auntie

Remake

Yash Chopra and B R Chopra remade it in India as the 1969 Hindi film Ittefaq starring Rajesh Khanna and Nanda.^[3] B R Chopra's grandson, Abhay Chopra, remade it in India as the 2017 Hindi film Ittefaq starring Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha.

See also

• List of American films of 1965