The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister (Jane Griffiths) has resulted in a pregnancy. When his wife refuses to give him a divorce he hatches a murder scheme that is too clever by half.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Montgomery TullyDirector
- Maurice J. WilsonScreenplay
- Montgomery TullyScreenplay
- Don BanksOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Laurence PayneNorman Martell
- Patricia DaintonHelen Martell
- Jane GriffithsPeggy Hill
- Edward UnderdownDr. Peter Murdoch
- John ArnattSupt. Ross
- Humphrey LestocqSimmons, the Producer
- Lucy GriffithsMiss Potter
- Olive MilbourneMrs. Booth
- Arthur HewlettMarshall
- Annette KerrCinema cashier
- Cleo LaineCleo
- Dudley MooreRehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)
Stills
Themes
composerlove affairwife murder