Never Look Back

Never Look Back

1952 · 73 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he returns home he finds that his girlfriend has been murdered. His former lover agrees to defend him without telling the court that he spent the night with her. Complications ensue.

Directed by Francis Searle · Written by John Hunter

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Rosamund John Anne Maitland, K.C.
Hugh Sinclair Nigel Stewart
Guy Middleton Guy Ransome
Henry Edwards Geoffrey Whitcomb
Terence Longdon Alan Whitcomb
John Warwick Inspector Raynor
Brenda De Banzie Molly Wheeler
Arthur Howard Charles Vaughan
H.S. Hills Frank Lindsell
Bruce Belfrage The Judge
Hélène Burls Mrs. Brock (as Helene Burls)
Fanny Rowe Liz (as Frances Rowe)

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