A frustrating late piece of #CrimeFiction from J J Connington which could have been so much better #amreading
A review of The Four Defences by J J Connington – 230310
It is a while since I have read anything by J J Connington, the nom de plume of Alfred Stewart, the distinguished chemistry professor. Originally published in 1940, The Four Defences is one of his later works and is based, loosely, on a famous real life from 1930, the Alfred Rouse case where a burning car tragedy proved to be something…
Sir Patrick Stewart in one of his earliest film roles as King Leodegrance in Excalibur (1981). At his side is Cherie Lunghi as Leodegrance's daughter, Guinevere, the future wife of King Arthur.
𝑴𝒓. 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒐𝒏 a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold.