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The mystery of a hansom cab

Based on the novel by Fergus Hume, this is a human story of jealousy, blackmail, self-made men, frustrated ambitions and secrecy. It takes place in Melbourne, Australia, and involves an investigation into a homicide where the deceased was discovered on the inside of a hansom cab. The influential and secretive Frettlby family is at the center of the mystery, and the name of the killer himself is not as much significance in the story, as is the role of the Frettlby family and their secret.

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  • "A tightly-plotted murder mystery, set in sophisticated 19th century Melbourne. The story revolves around the death of a gentleman in the back of a hansom cab after a night on the town. With its captivating characters, from the elite to those less fortunate, this compelling telemovie involves twists and turns to the very end. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was last made into a movie in 1926."
  • "Tele-movie from Australia. Murder / mystery. Screen adaptation of the Fergus Hume novel. Follows the investigation of the murder of a little-known English migrant in pre-Federation Melbourne."
  • "A human story of jealousy, blackmail, self-made men, frustrated ambitions and secrecy that takes place in Melbourne, Australia in the 19th century and involves an investigation into a homicide where the deceased was discovered on the inside of a hansom cab. The influential and secretive Frettlby family is at the center of the mystery, and the name of the killer himself is not as much significance in the story, as is the role of the Frettlby family and their secret."
  • "Based on the novel by Fergus Hume, this is a human story of jealousy, blackmail, self-made men, frustrated ambitions and secrecy. It takes place in Melbourne, Australia, and involves an investigation into a homicide where the deceased was discovered on the inside of a hansom cab. The influential and secretive Frettlby family is at the center of the mystery, and the name of the killer himself is not as much significance in the story, as is the role of the Frettlby family and their secret."@en
  • ""The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is now a stunning new telemovie with twists and turns to the very end. Melbourne, 1886. Two gentlemen climb into a hansom cab late one murky night. One man climbs out, the other travels on to St Kilda. On arrival, the driver finds the second man dead; murdered. The 'high-society' killing sends shockwaves through the young city, still flush from its gold-rush boom. The victim, Oliver Whyte (Brett Climo), fresh from England with glowing 'letters of introduction', had endeared himself to one of the wealthiest men in the colony, Mark Frettlby (John Waters). It is Mark's 21-year-old daughter, Madge Frettlby (Jessica De Gouw), who Whyte instantly sets his sights on, but Madge is already in love with Brian Fitzgerald (Oliver Ackland), a sensitive, hard-working Irishman." -- ABC website."

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  • "Made-for-TV movies"@en
  • "Made-for-TV movies"
  • "Detective and mystery films"@en
  • "Detective and mystery films"
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  • "Drama"

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