# Mr. Cullimore — The Box Office Murders character guide

> Mr. Cullimore in The Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** XV Mr. Cullimore Expounds French, Mr. Cullimore

**First appearance:** 0014-xv-mr-cullimore-expounds

## Snapshot

A witness whose ornate manner and careful testimony at the inquest give Inspector French the first solid thread to pull in the box office murder case.

## Who they are

Cullimore belongs to the respectable, watchful stratum of society that surfaces at coroner's hearings — the kind of man whose precise observations carry weight in a crowded room. His evidence, delivered with a lavishness of phrasing that sets him apart from the loafers and casuals around him, helps fix the timeline of Thurza Darke's last hours. For French, who sits anonymously in the crowd nursing his secret knowledge, Cullimore's testimony is both useful and a reminder that the conspirators may be reading the same newspapers.

## In the story

### [XV: Mr. Cullimore Expounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xv-mr-cullimore-expounds)

Mint official who discusses the coin fraud and identifies Jim Sibley as a former employee with the skill to produce the fake half crowns.

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