
Acting
Edgar Lustgarten
Born — Died
1907-05-03 — 1978-12-15
Place of birth
Manchester, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
21 titles
Known for
6.7The Scales of Justice is a series of thirteen British cinema featurettes produced from 1962 to 1967 for Anglo-Amalgamated at Merton Park Studios in London. The first nine were made in black and white, and the last four in colour. The finale, Payment in Kind, was Merton Park's final production. Episodes were based on criminal cases, and each film was introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten. The series derives its title from the symbolic scales held by the statue of Justice, situated above the dome of London's Central Criminal Court, The Old Bailey. The opening narration describes her as having "in her right hand, the Sword of Power and Retribution, and in her left – The Scales of Justice".
The Scales of Justice
1962
NRA woman yearning for a child takes a baby from a wealthy family.Her husband sees this as a financial opportunity.
Moment of Decision
1963
NRA shipboard romance leads to a lawsuit for breach of promise.
A Woman's Privilege
1962
6.3American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting East block scientist they want him to debrief. The commies are less than amused and set Dr. Smith up for a murder.
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
NRThe Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.
The Guilty Party
1962
7.0A British short film about Scotland Yard investigating a group of bank robbers who take normal sedan cars and transform them into race cars.
The Dover Road Mystery
1960
Film credits
1960s · 5 titles
NRA woman yearning for a child takes a baby from a wealthy family.Her husband sees this as a financial opportunity.
Moment of Decision
1963
NRA shipboard romance leads to a lawsuit for breach of promise.
A Woman's Privilege
1962
NRThe Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.
The Guilty Party
1962
7.0A British short film about Scotland Yard investigating a group of bank robbers who take normal sedan cars and transform them into race cars.
The Dover Road Mystery
1960
NRA wealthy, spoiled young man, about to be married, arranges for an illicit liaison with a mysterious French girl who calls herself Yvonne. He is accosted in his Brighton hotel room by a man who claims to be a private detective in the employ of Yvonne's husband.
Position of Trust
1963
1950s · 14 titles
NRA Scotland Yard inspector investigates the murder of an old recluse.
The Candlelight Murder
1953
10.0Scotland Yard is called in when the effigy used in a Guy Fawkes Day celebration turns out to be the burned corpse of a real man.
Inside Information
1957
10.0A murderer attempts to escape justice by shipping his victims body to Tokyo in a trunk.
Passenger to Tokyo
1954
8.0From the case files of Scotland Yard, detectives investigate the mysterious death of Peter Adams, artist and possible forger.
The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
7.0During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.
The Drayton Case
1953
A Scotland Yard ballistics expert is called into identify a murderer through a scientific analysis of the bullet that killed a man.
The Mysterious Bullet
1955
9.0A blind man, George Benson, witnesses the murder of Harry Carpenter by Joe Lloyd, but finds himself accused of the murder
The Dark Stairway
1954
7.0A man phones the police to confess to killing his wife accidentally, but investigations prove that his story is not as straightforward as it first appears
The Silent Witness
1954
8.0Scotland Yard detectives race to find a crippled man, the only witness to crime, who has mysteriously disappeared.
Late Night Final
1954
When Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a man in the London airport, the trail leads to Lisbon and a international currency smuggling gang.
Destination Death
1956
7.0The body of a travelling salesman is found underneath a burning caravan, and Scotland Yard is convinced it's murder! But is everything as it seems?
The Blazing Caravan
1954
9.0Through a mother's terrible dream, her son's body is discovered in France and his killer is arrested in England.
The Missing Man
1953
7.0Scotland Yard detectives investigate an insurance scam, where a "drowned" man proves to have been dead before he was thrown in the water.
The Case of the River Morgue
1956
9.0A Scotland Yard detective investigates the connection between a man who suffers from amnesia, a blackmailer and murder.
Fatal Journey
1954
