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21/08/1962 Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama 1h 47m
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Overview

A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_

  1. Val Guest

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jack Warner

    Det. Insp. Fred Fellows

  2. Yolande Donlan

    Jean Sherman

  3. Michael Goodliffe

    Clyde Burchard

  4. John Le Mesurier

    Mr Simpson

  5. John Barron

    Ray Tenby

  6. Moira Redmond

    Joan Simpson

  7. Christine Bocca

    Mrs Simpson

  8. Brian Oulton

    Restlin

  9. Ray Barrett

    Sgt Gorman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-19
This is quite a sophisticated little murder mystery that sees Jack Warner and Ronald Lewis team up to investigate the murder of a woman. As the title suggests, they start with a mess of clues and suspects and have to sift through the seedier side of England's south coast with it's curious collection of characters - including an on-form Michael Goodliffe ("Burchard") and Yolanda Donlan ("Jean"). The writing and direction are taut and well paced with the two leads keeping it interesting - if, perhaps, just a bit too detailed - as they hone in on their culprit. As afternoon features go - this is ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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