Summaries

1959. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Starring Hildegard Knef, Katherine Kath and Van Johnson. A military doctor is falsely accused of dealing illegal drugs. Can he prove his innocence?

A military doctor in Berlin is falsely accused of illegal dealing in drugs. Determined to prove his innocence, he escapes from the MPs and holes up in the apartment rented by his wife. He doesn't know that she has sublet the flat to a nightclub singer. When he finds out, he begs the singer to assist him. She likes him and agrees. The doctor thinks that his wife is behind the illegal dealings.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • title directed by female
  • doctor
  • based on play
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Feb 21, 1959
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
Production companies Orbit Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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