The Green Cockatoo
She Lost Herself In Murder!
1937 · 65 min · ★ 5.9 · Crime, Drama
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
Directed by William Cameron Menzies · Written by Ted Berkman
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John Mills Jim Connor -
Rène Ray Eileen -
Charles Oliver Terrell, gang boss -
Bruce Seton Madison, tall henchman - J Julian Vedey Steve, short henchman
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Robert Newton Dave Connor -
Allan Jeayes The Detective Inspector -
Frank Atkinson Protheroe, the butler -
Tyrell Davis Charlie, the Bartender -
William Dewhurst Train Passenger - A Alf Goddard Jake
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Clifford Heatherley
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