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"EXPLODES...in a sinister network of evil!"

1954

1h 27m

6.2(25 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name.

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Hammer Film Productions

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

Casey Morrow

Belinda Lee

Belinda Lee

Phyllis Brunner

Betty Ann Davies

Betty Ann Davies

Mrs. Alicia Brunner

Eleanor Summerfield

Eleanor Summerfield

Margaret 'Maggie' Doone

Andrew Osborn

Andrew Osborn

Lance Gordon

Harold Lang

Harold Lang

Travis / Victor Vanno

Jill Melford

Jill Melford

Miss Nardis

Alvys Maben

Alvys Maben

Lita Huntley (as Alvis Maben)

Michael Golden

Inspector Johnson

Nora Gordon

Nora Gordon

Casey's Mother

Creative team

Directed by: Terence Fisher
Written by: Richard H. Landau
Produced by: Michael Carreras

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