The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of the highly-respected London Sun committed to an insane asylum. The hapless publisher manages to escape. Soon after, the four collaborators begin dying one-by-one. Oddly their obituaries appear in a rival publication before they are actually killed.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Otis GarrettDirector
- Robertson WhiteScreenplay
- David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- Clifford VaughanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Edmund LoweMark Peters
- Wendy BarrieJoan Marplay
- Bruce LesterLord Noel Stratton
- Forrester HarveyAllistair McNab
- Walter KingsfordAmos Craven
- J.M. KerriganFlinters
- Barlowe BorlandLucus Marplay
- Boyd IrwinSinclair Ellis
- Vernon SteeleNigel Partridge
- Reginald BarlowSir John Digby
- Leyland HodgsonDade
- Robert NobleInspector Wren
Stills
Themes
escapescotland yardinsane asylumrevengemurderinvestigatornewspaper manframe upuniversal crime club