Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) cooks up a scheme to have his wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), murdered so that he can get his hands on her substantial inheritance.
Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) cooks up a scheme to have his wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), murdered so that he can get his hands on her substantial inheritance. But when the plan goes wrong, Tony has to figure out a way to cover his tracks and avoid the suspicion of his wife and the police. Hitchcock is phenomenal at pulling the strings to play with his audience, and this is one of the best examples of his puppeteering as a director. Dial M for Murder unfolds absolutely brilliantly, building up just the right amount of intrigue that keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time.