UK,
1949, 96 min
Directed by:
Edward DmytrykScreenplay:
Alec CoppelCinematography:
C.M. Pennington-RichardsComposer:
Nino RotaCast:
Robert Newton, Phil Brown, Naunton Wayne, Stanley Baker, Roddy Hughes, Sally Gray, C.M. Pennington-RichardsPlots(1)
When psychiatrist Clive (Robert Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Sally Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Phil Brown), and dissolving his corpse in acid. As Bill languishes in Clive's cellar, Detective Finsbury (Naunton Wayne) doggedly pursues the case. (Powerhouse Films)
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