Title:  To the Manor…Murdered!

Director:  Anthony James

Date saw the show:  August 14 2007
Place saw the show:  Calgary Fringe Festival (www.calgaryfringe.ca), Alberta, Canada

4 stars

Reviewed By: Emily Axelson

To the Manor… Murdered – PG. Mature Theme
(United Kingdom-25:00 Comedy Film Noir, Anthony James – Director) Fridge magnate Howard L. Ormondagondastoneson has been murdered! Unable to crack the case, Scotland Yard call straight shooting New York detective Larry Ringer to bust the case wide open.

After the murderer of Howard L Ormondagondastoneson, detective Larry Ringer calls in all the possible suspects to try an crack the case. The possible suspects include, the wife, the priest, the mother and more. A spin off from a film such as Gosford Park and the television series Poirot, To the Manor…Murdered! is packed with laughs and is wildly entertaining.  

The funniest actor was by far the actor of Larry Ringer the detective. He supplied nearly all the jokes, and delivered them flawlessly. The length of the film was very suitable to the theme. It wasn’t too short so everything was crammed, but it wasn’t too long to bore the audience. Going for period day filmaking, this was established very well through costumes, style, and film noir. All in all I’d say it was a pretty well done, clever, comical film.