Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

1952 · 67 min · ★ 8.0 · Crime, Drama

Young Anthony Pendrell plays the precocious son of Scotland Yard inspector Norman Shelley. Pendrell's efforts to emulate his father usually results in nothing but irritation for his elders. But when a boarding house becomes the headquarters for a criminal gang, it is Pendrell who cracks the case.

Directed by Charles Saunders · Written by John Gilling

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