The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Eleven years ago, the wealthy Ashby family was shattered when Mr and Mrs Ashby died in an airplane crash and their grieving son Tony committed suicide. All who remains is cruel Simon, an alcoholic in desperate need of funds; his mentally fragile sister Eleanor; and his protective aunt Harriet. Simon is just weeks away from receiving his inheritance, but there's a hitch in his plans when the long-believed dead Tony suddenly arrives.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Jimmy SangsterWriter
- Freddie FrancisDirector
- Elisabeth LutyensOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Janette ScottEleanor Ashby
- Oliver ReedSimon Ashby
- Sheila BurrellAunt Harriet
- Maurice DenhamJohn Kossett
- Alexander DavionTony Ashby
- Liliane BrousseFrançoise
- Harold LangRAF Type
- Arnold DiamondPublican
- John BonneyKeith Kossett
- John StuartWilliams
- Sydney BromleyTramp (uncredited)
- Laurie LeighWoman #1 (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
suicide attemptauntpsychological thrillerimpostor