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"No motion picture based onthe stage play The Mousetrap "is to enter into production...

"No motion picture based on
the stage play The Mousetrap "is to enter into production "until a minimum of
six months have elapsed "since the end of its
first theatrical run." PETULA: Oh, you don't
need to worry about that

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"No motion picture based on the stage play The Mousetrap
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"is to enter into production
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"until a minimum of six months have elapsed
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"since the end of its first theatrical run."
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PETULA: Oh, you don't need to worry about that.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:52
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Production
Searchlight Pictures,DJ Films,TSG Entertainment

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Movie Summary

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.
As soon as word gets out who did do it, - See How They Run 00:04
As soon as word gets out who did do it,
Come on, sign on the dotted line, and I'll make a toast. - See How They Run 00:05
Come on, sign on the dotted line, and I'll make a toast...
(ANN AND PETULA CHUCKLE) - See How They Run 00:10
(ANN AND PETULA CHUCKLE)
No, she's fiercely protective of her own work, you see, because... - See How They Run 00:04
No, she's fiercely protective of her own work, you see,...
Poor girl can't write so much as a letter to The Times - See How They Run 00:09
Poor girl can't write so much as a letter to The Times
Yes. Well, originally. I mean, tangentially. - See How They Run 00:04
Yes. Well, originally. I mean, tangentially.
In any case, that's the reason - See How They Run 00:06
In any case, that's the reason
He can't make his film - See How They Run 00:05
He can't make his film
As it is, what with the play being such a phenomenal success, - See How They Run 00:08
As it is, what with the play being such a phenomenal success...
STALKER: It's definitely Woolf, sir. - See How They Run 00:06
STALKER: It's definitely Woolf, sir.
More like 73-74%, I'd say. - See How They Run 00:05
More like 73-74%, I'd say.
He killed Kopernick in the theater to force it to close down - See How They Run 00:07
He killed Kopernick in the theater to force it to close down
People don't rip out other people's tongues - See How They Run 00:04
People don't rip out other people's tongues
They do it out of revenge - See How They Run 00:05
They do it out of revenge
They can't forgive or forget, - See How They Run 00:09
They can't forgive or forget,
How did you get the limp sir If you don't mind me asking - See How They Run 00:12
How did you get the limp sir If you don't mind me...
What do you... (LAUGHS) - See How They Run 00:05
What do you... (LAUGHS)
- Can't be easy. - (CHUCKLES) - See How They Run 00:06
- Can't be easy. - (CHUCKLES)
She was eight months pregnant when she told me I wasn't the father. - See How They Run 00:05
She was eight months pregnant when she told me I wasn't...
I'd made a cot and everything - See How They Run 00:03
I'd made a cot and everything