Colonel March Investigates [DVD]

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Smith of the Yard: Colonel March. When he is introduced, people often remark that they have read or heard of him. Directed by Charles Reisner. Can reporter Mike Kent prevent more deaths while he tries to resolve a sinister plot to steal a fortune in jewels? Cast: Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser and Leslie Brooks. Boris Karloff is great as Colonel March, an eye patch wearing, straight talking Detective, who often talks directly to the camera.

Bookmark Clue: In "The Stolen Crime", the Victim of the Week is murdered when the killer douses her cigarettes in a Perfect Poison. The killer then enters her room and removes all her cigarettes and empties the ashtrays so there is no evidence of how the poison was administered. However, when March searches the room, he discovers that she had used a cigarette as a bookmark.

Couch Gag: The opening title sequence shows Colonel March taking off his coat in his office and writing the title of each episode in a book. This then dissolves to an image of an object from within the following story. Often it's a murder weapon or an item of clothing. Sometimes its relevance is a mystery until it is revealed later in the episode. Other episodes, such as in "The Headless Hat", show the item that the episode is named after.

Compilation Movie: Colonel March Investigates is a 1953 British film consisting of the three pilot episodes of the TV series.A formerly ‘lost’ British short, directed by Peter Moffatt. Cast: Daphne Heard, Brian Murphy, Geoffrey Hinsliff, John J. Carney, Julie Lynton, Laughing Mad: When the murderer is revealed in "The Sorcerer", his facade of sanity breaks and he starts laughing crazily as Ames leads him off. PICCADILLY THIRD STOP (1960) This fast-paced British thriller is directed by Wolf Rilla. Cast: Yoko Tani, Terence Morgan, Mai Zetterling & William Hartnell.