Top billed cast

1. 

   Jean Kent

   Agnes / Madame Astra / Parrot (voice)

2. 

   Dirk Bogarde

   R.W. (Bob) Baker

3. 

   John McCallum

   Michael Murray

4. 

   Susan Shaw

   Catherine Taylor

5. 

   Hermione Baddeley

   Mrs. Finch

6. 

   Charles Victor

   Albert Pollard

7. 

   Duncan Macrae

   Supt. Lodge

8. 

   Lana Morris

   Lana Clark

9. 

   Joe Linnane

   Inspector Butler

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-12-30

Rhetorical question but how is it possible to murder a fortune teller? Surely she should have anticipated the crime and had the constabulary ready and waiting? Well apparently not as "Madame Astra" (Jean Kent) is found slain. It falls to policeman "Lodge" (Duncan Macrae) to try and piece together just what might have happened to her. Now it was a fairly tight knit community and this woman wasn't universally liked. She didn't exactly get on with her sister, nor with her intended (Dirk Bogarde) of whom it has to be said is probably a bit of a rake. Meantime, she seems to have taken advantage of ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• fortune teller
• police
• fair
• flashback
• film noir
• murder