Top billed cast

1. 

   John Bentley

   Paul Temple

2. 

   Dinah Sheridan

   Steve Temple

3. 

   Margaretta Scott

   Mrs. Barbara Trevellyan

4. 

   Alan Wheatley

   Edward Lathom

5. 

   Abraham Sofaer

   Dr. Charles Kohima

6. 

   Celia Lipton

   Norma Rice

7. 

   Jack Raine

   Sir Graham Forbes

8. 

   Hugh Pryse

   Wilfred Davies

9. 

   John McLaren

   Leo Brent

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-09

Like many films based on radio plays; the writing tends to forget we also have images to process too and so they run a bit to language. This gentle detective murder-mystery falls into that trap and the wordy dialogue robs the thing of pace somewhat. That said, John Bentley and Dinah Sheridan deliver engaging, cheery performances as they are brought in by Scotland Yard to assist in the search for "Rex" - a mysterious blackmailer/murderer who is preying on women. Features some eerily lit scenes in Canterbury which add significantly to the tenseness of the drama with some hypnotism and fisticuffs...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• detective
• murder
• maniac