Top billed cast

1. 

   Leslie Banks

   Sir John Holland

2. 

   Malcolm Keen

   Lord Studholme

3. 

   Jane Baxter

   Peggy Studholme Kennion

4. 

   Ian Hunter

   Guy Kennion

5. 

   Viola Keats

   Joan Holland

6. 

   Ernest Thesiger

   Adrian Chiddiatt

7. 

   Jane Millican

   Anna Chiddiatt

8. 

   W. Graham Brown

   Gen. Piddinghoe

9. 

   Muriel Aked

   Princess Maria Amelia

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-22

Michael Powell and Roland Pertwee pack quite a lot into this quirky and short whodunit. A wealthy publisher dies in curious circumstances, and it falls to "Insp. Ramage" (John Turnbull) to try to get to the bottom of this parlour game mishap - and suffice to say, he has no shortage of suspects. After a seemingly never-ending series of convoluted intricacies, it culminates in a court-room drama at which point it, after maybe 45 minutes, is enlivened hugely by a sagely effort from Louis Goodrich (the judge) and a scene stealing, ultra-hammy, closing performance from the always reliable Ernest Th...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• rediscovered film