Summaries

An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill and refuses entry, raising suspicions about her whereabouts.

An actress is persuaded by her boyfriend, the head of a private-detective agency, to take a job as a housekeeper in the home of a wealthy elderly woman. It seems that no one has seen the woman for a while, and her new young husband is claiming that she is ill and doesn't want to see anybody and is refusing to let anyone in the house.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • character name in title
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Aug 28, 1949
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Dial Close Court, Winter Hill, Cookham, Berkshire, England, UK
Production companies Hammer Films

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 4m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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