Inquest (play)

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Inquest is a 1931 British mystery play written by Michael Barringer. It was first staged as the Windmill Theatre's first performance in 1931,{{cite web|url=http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Archive/Feb2003/Page2.htm |title=The Windmill Theatre, Great Windmill Street, London, W.1 |publisher=Arthurlloyd.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-12}} and was later adapted into films in 1931{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/68842 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205121529/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/68842 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-05 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | INQUEST (1931) |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2010-03-12}} and 1939. {{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. To prove her innocence she enlists the help of a leading King's Counsel, who reluctantly agrees to assist her but soon becomes convinced of her innocence. Together they hunt down the real murderer.