Inspiration of Mr. Budd

Dramatizes the mystery story by Dorothy Sayers in which a barber reacts to a face-to-face confrontation with a known murderer who demands that he change his hair color for disguise purposes by ingeniously dying the murderer's hair with a delayed reaction green dye which enables the police to spot the killer. Emphasizes many of the crucial elements of a classic mystery story. Includes an introduction by Orson Welles and a performance by Hugh Griffith.

More in Orson Welles Great Mysteries Series

  1. A terribly strange bed 1973
  2. Inspiration of Mr. Budd 1973
  3. The ingenious reporter 1973

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record