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15/04/1953 Crime, Thriller 1h 20m
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Overview

The story of a husband's implication in his wife's death, his stupid disposal of her body and the police enquiry which almost embroils him in a murder charge.

  1. Bob McNaught

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Nigel Patrick

    Gerald Coates

  2. Moira Lister

    Babs Coates

  3. Beatrice Campbell

    Joyce Penrose

  4. Betty Ann Davies

    Pinkie Collins

  5. Michael Hordern

    Inspector Ayling

  6. Noel Purcell

    Philip Balfour

  7. Leslie Mitchell

    Jack Donovan

  8. Barry MacKay

    Sergeant Gibson

  9. Colin Gordon

    Buns Darling

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-11-05
What ought to have been night of celebration turns sour for Grand National winning owner "Coates" (Nigel Patrick) when a contretemps with his drunken wife "Babs" (Moira Lister) leaves him the subject of a police investigation. The thing is - what really happened that night and can the pernickety "Insp. Ayling" (Michael Hordern) piece it all together? Lister features but sparingly, but her characterisation of "Babs" does rather get under your fingernails, so as the police work proceeded I did start to feel just a bit of sympathy for her rather idiotic, but good natured, husband - and Patrick is...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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