The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael PowellDirector
- Ian DalrympleWriter
Cast
- Patric KnowlesJohn Gillespie
- Nancy O'NeilEleanor
- Henry CaineSimmonds
- Henrietta WatsonAunt Mary
- Charlotte LeighMiss Barton
- Shayle GardnerWotherspoone
- Edward DalbyMinting
- Eliot MakehamHobday
- Bruce WinstonJulian Thorpe
- Louis GoodrichCoroner
- Dick FrancisDetective
- Charles HawtreyBit Part (uncredited)
Themes
lost film