Overview
Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is murdered before he can talk to the detective. Was one of the Colonel's three daughters responsible?
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in London
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Music
Music by Hans May
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ernest Palmer
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Peter CheyneyScreenplay, Novel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 6, 1948
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Michael RennieSlim Callaghan
Moira ListerCorinne Alardyse
Faith BrookViola Alardyse
Joy SheltonEffie- Patricia GoddardPatricia Alardyse
Nigel PatrickLucien Donnelly
Paul CarpenterWindy Nicholls
Barry JonesInspector Gringall
Sydney TaflerMaysin- Roy RussellCol. Jarvis Stenhurst
- John EnglandWilkie
Marie NeyHonoria Wymering
J.H. RobertsSallins- Harry BrooksRosy
Tony QuinnPatrick- Chick RolfeGeorge
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