Top billed cast

1. 

   Derek Farr

   Jim Medway

2. 

   Joan Hopkins

   Ann Corday

3. 

   Peter Lorre

   Paynter

4. 

   William Hartnell

   Charlie Durham

5. 

   Naunton Wayne

   Inspector Tenby

6. 

   Ronald Howard

   Hilary Boscombe

7. 

   Kathleen Harrison

   Kate

8. 

   Leslie Dwyer

   Leonard

9. 

   Edward Rigby

   The Fisherman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-27

This is quite a decent, complex, little British crime drama with Derek Farr as "Jim Medway" who turns up at an English seaside resort whereupon, shortly afterwards, his wife is found murdered in the "White Cottage". The police investigation is soon focussed on him, so he tries to fit up local bigwig "Charlie Durham" (William Hartnell) with whom he has certain history, and finds he has bitten off a bit more than he was expecting to chew. It's a superior first effort from Ken Annakin that capitalises on the quirky novel from John Garden and some solid performances on screen - including an on-for...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book