The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Anthony AsquithDirector
- John CresswellScreenplay
- John WooldridgeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean KentAgnes / Madame Astra / Parrot (voice)
- Dirk BogardeR.W. (Bob) Baker
- John McCallumMichael Murray
- Susan ShawCatherine Taylor
- Hermione BaddeleyMrs. Finch
- Charles VictorAlbert Pollard
- Duncan MacraeSupt. Lodge
- Lana MorrisLana Clark
- Joe LinnaneInspector Butler
- Vida HopeShirley Jones
- John BoxerDetective Lucas
- Albert ChevalierW.T. Gunter
Stills
Themes
fortune tellerpolicefairflashbackfilm noirmurder