Violence in A Theatre
- The Man Who Knew Too Much - both versions feature an assassination at the Royal Albert Hall.
- The 39 Steps - climactic shootout within a music hall.
- Stage Fright - confession and murder contemplated at the climax in an empty theatre, before a final chase.
- I Confess - Keller, the real murderer, makes his last stand in front of a stage.
- Torn Curtain - escape from a theater.
- Saboteur - shootout in movie theater.
- Sabotage - Mr Verloc, the saboteur, owns and lives in a movie theater. His wife murders him in an adjoining kitchen.
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