What Happened Then? (1934): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1934, What Happened Then? is a crime, mystery and romance film directed by Walter Summers, running about 55 minutes.

What it’s about. Young Raymond Rudford,sculptor, is on trial for slitting the throat of his uncle, who had adopted and raised him after Raymond's parent's died when he was a young boy. The prosecution allows his motive was fear of being disinherited if he married his fiancé, the fair Alicia Atherton, against his uncle's wishes, and the prosecution lays a mountain of evidence against Raymond, including his razor, dragged from an artificial lake on the estate, as the murder weapon; Raymond's bloody fingerprints and footprints found at the scene of bedroom crime, and his bloody shoes, found in his cupboard and bloody monogrammed-handkerchief found under his uncle's death bed. Raymond's only defense is that he could not have committed the crime as he goes into a paroxysm of dread at the mere sight of blood, a phobia he has had ever since childhood when his dog was run over by a lorry and the dog's blood was splattered into his face.

Who’s in it. What Happened Then? stars Richard Bird as Peter Bromley, Lorna Hubbard as Alicia Altherton, Geoffrey Wardwell as Raymond Rudford and Francis L. Sullivan as Richard Bentley, Prosecution Counsel, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, What Happened Then? has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch What Happened Then? page.

If you liked it. Fans of What Happened Then? tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Dark Knight.