''Inquest'' is a 1931

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written by

Michael Barringer Michael Barringer (30 July 1885''1939 England and Wales Register'' – ) was a British writer, screenwriter and playwright. He also occasionally served as film director, directing four films early in his career. His play ''Inquest (play), Inquest' ...

. It was first staged as the

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's first performance in 1931, and was later adapted into films in

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

and

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

. {{cite web, url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37636 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114111336/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37636 , url-status=dead , archive-date=2009-01-14 , title=BFI | Film & TV Database | INQUEST (1940) , publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk , date=2009-04-16 , accessdate=2010-03-12 A young widow is suspected or murdering her husband by the

coroner A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within th ...

. To prove her innocence she enlists the help of a leading

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, who reluctantly agrees to assist her but soon becomes convinced of her innocence. Together they hunt down the real murderer.

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