Overview:
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.| Status: | Released (1950-10-03) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | John Cresswell |
| Productions: | J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Javelin Films, Vic Films Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 20143: Jean Kent - Agnes / Madame Astra / Parrot (voice)
- 21605: Dirk Bogarde - R.W. (Bob) Baker
- 97423: John McCallum - Michael Murray
- 97424: Susan Shaw - Catherine Taylor
- 5827: Hermione Baddeley - Mrs. Finch
- 97425: Charles Victor - Albert Pollard
- 97426: Duncan Macrae - Supt. Lodge
Crews
- 97421: Teddy Baird - Producer - Production
- 25825: John D. Guthridge - Editor - Editing
- 32919: Anthony Asquith - Director - Directing
- 1207586: W.T. Partleton - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1028053: Biddy Chrystal - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
- 111430: John Cresswell - Screenplay - Writing
- 9904: Weston Drury Jr. - Casting - Production
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Rhetorical question but how is it possible to murder a fortune teller? Surely she should have anticipated the crime and had the constabulary ready and waiting? Well apparently not as "Madame Astra" (Jean Kent) is found slain. It falls to policeman "Lodge" (Duncan Macrae) to try and p ....
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