From the Household Cavalry to Hollywood, Ray Milland is without doubt one of the great treasures of British screen acting. We look at two defining moments of his career. First we discuss his Oscar winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder’s noir drama The Lost Weekend (1945). Next we look at his superb portrayal of the cunning Tony Wendis in Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary adaptation of Frederick Knott’s play Dial M for Murder.