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21/02/1951 Crime, Mystery, Thriller 1h 25m
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A Strange Kind of Killer Is Loose in This Town!

Overview

A new doctor in a quiet Quebec town sparks rumors and accusations when anonymous letters allege an affair with a married woman.

  1. Otto Preminger

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Linda Darnell

    Denise Turner

  2. Charles Boyer

    Dr. Paul Laurent

  3. Michael Rennie

    Dr. Pearson

  4. Constance Smith

    Cora Laurent

  5. Françoise Rosay

    Mrs. Gauthier

  6. Judith Evelyn

    Sister Marie Corbin

  7. Guy Sorel

    Robert Helier

  8. June Hedin

    Rochelle Turner

  9. George Alexander

    Dr. Fletcher (uncredited)

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04
This film is probably more notable for it's distinctive voices than for it's action or story. You can instantly recognise the dulcet tones of Charles Boyer and Michael Rennie long before we get into the nitty gritty of what is quite a complex plot. Building on the innate nosiness of small town folks, we find ourselves in a small Quebecois town where Rennie ("Dr. Pearson") arrives to set up his practice. Now there is already a doctor here (Boyer) but he is getting on a bit and his wife "Denise" (Linda Darnell) starts to visit the new fella to treat her never ending list of (largely fictitious) ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,075,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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