Directed by:
Henry HathawayScreenplay:
Nigel BalchinCinematography:
Milton R. KrasnerComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Maurice Denham, Martin Benson, Estelle Winwood, Ben Wright, Queenie Leonrad, Isobel Elsom, Arthur Gomez, Fred Griffiths (more)Plots(1)
Van Johnson plays a blind playwright living in London in this crackling mystery, overhearing distressing conversation that puts him on the trail of a missing child. Unable to obtain effective help from law enforcement, the writer strikes out on his own, assisted by his butler and a former girlfriend. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Van Johnson
USA
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Madame Curie (1943)
Vera Miles
USA
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Psycho (1960)
The Wrong Man (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Cecil Parker
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
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The Citadel (1938)
Maurice Denham
UK
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The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
Martin Benson
UK
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Goldfinger (1964)
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Estelle Winwood
UK
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Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
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Ben Wright
UK
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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
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Queenie Leonrad
UK
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My Fair Lady (1964)
Mary Poppins (1964)
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Isobel Elsom
UK
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Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Arthur Gomez
Malta
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Fred Griffiths
UK
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Stuart Saunders
UK
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Neil Wilson
UK
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Walter Horsbrugh
UK
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Terence de Marney
UK
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Robert Raglan
UK
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Natalie Norwick
USA
Liam Redmond
Ireland
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The 25th Hour (1967)
Yorke Sherwood
UK
Best movies:
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Camille (1936)
Reginald Sheffield (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
To Each His Own (1946)
Random Harvest (1942)
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)