@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
A rich but miserly old man taunts his relatives about who will get his money when he dies, and is soon mysteriously murdered. It turns out that he has left his estate to a beautiful young actress whom the other relatives didn't know was related to him. Several attempts on her life are thwarted by a detective, who sets out to discover who's behind the scheme to kill her.
Quick Stats
5.4
TMDB Rating
5
Votes
1h 22m
Runtime
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Budget
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Harlow
WriterJohn Harlow
Produced by
British National Films
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Jessie Matthews
Dorothea Capper, the Heiress
John Stuart
William Gardener, Turf Commission
Eliot Makeham
Everard Hope
Beatrix Lehmann
Julia Carberry, Everard's Housekeeper
John Salew
Griggs, Everard's Butler
Joss Ambler
Garth Hope
V
Vera Bogetti
Lucille Hope, Garth's Wife
André van Gyseghem
Cecil Tempest
Winifred Shotter
Brenda Tempest, Cecil's Wife
Reginald Purdell
Charles Lacey
H
Hugh Dempster
Hugh Lacey
Ernest Butcher
Eveard's Gardener
C
C. Denier Warren
Middleton, the Executor
Patricia Hayes
Gwendolyn, the Maid
G
Gerry Wilmot
The Compere
