Headline
A suspense-laden tale of crime, intrigue - and a murder that was almost perfect.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10TMDB(5 votes)
Overview
A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Percival Mackey
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Maisie SharmanScreenplay
- Ken AttiwillNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 16, 1943
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
David Farrar'Brookie ' Brooks
Anne CrawfordAnne
John StuartL.B. Ellington
Antoinette CellierMrs. Margaret Ellington
Anthony HawtreyPaul Grayson
William HartnellDell- Richard GooldenArthur Jones
- Lorna TarbatBetty
- Nancy O'NeilMolly Dean
Merle TottenhamMrs. Deans
Joss AmblerChief Sub-Editor
Ian McLeanInspector Dodds
Reginald BarlowDistinguished Man (uncredited)- Robin BurnsNews Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- Noel DaintonSenior Employee at Jeweller's Shop (uncredited)
- Edgar DriverPhotographer (uncredited)
- Stanley EscaneRole Undetermined (uncredited)
- David KeirTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Tony QuinnBill (uncredited)- Charles RolfeDetective (uncredited)
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