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Dial M for Murder (1954)

Where Dial M for Murder says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A whole murder plot staged in one London flat, and no filming location on record

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Scenes and places

The Wendices' flat

Tony, a retired tennis star, secretly knows his wife Margot is seeing crime writer Mark. He plans her murder to inherit her fortune.

Set in The Wendices' Maida Vale flat, London — The married home of Tony and Margot Wendice; Maida Vale district centre used, exact address not in sources.

A Maida Vale flat in London.

Tony traps Swann

Tony invites an old college acquaintance with a criminal record to the flat on a pretext. He tricks him into leaving fingerprints and forces him into the plot.

Set in The Wendices' Maida Vale flat, London — The married home of Tony and Margot Wendice; Maida Vale district centre used, exact address not in sources.

The same flat, seen as a trap room.

The party alibi

Tony takes Mark to a party while Margot stays home alone. A phone call from the party is the planned signal.

Set in The party Tony and Mark attend (location not stated) — Alibi location for Tony; no address given.

Party venue is not named in the sources.

The trial

After an inspector's questions, Margot is arrested and tried; the evidence points against her.

Set in Margot's trial (location not stated) — Court not identified.

Court location is not named in the sources.

Characters

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