"To kiss or to kill?"

1953

1h 36m

6.7(20 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

John Mills

Phillip Davidson

Acting

John McCallum

Supt. Bob Lowther

Acting

Elizabeth Sellars

Fay Lowther

Acting

Eva Bergh

Ilse

Acting

Geoffrey Keen

Craig

Acting

Michael Martin Harvey

Jackson

Acting

John Chandos

Boyd

Acting

John Slater

Pewsey

Acting

Thora Hird

Mrs Pewsey

Acting

Vida Hope

Alice Gedge

Acting

John Glyn-Jones

Gedge

Acting

Mary Mackenzie

Gladys

Acting

Harold Lang

Boyd's Chauffeur/Receptionist

Acting

John Horsley

Bletchley

Acting

Fred Johnson

Driver

Acting

Laurence Naismith

Hasbury

Acting

Peter Jones

Fisher

Acting

Christopher Beeny

Mickie

Acting

Denis Shaw

Shaw (uncredited)

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