Little Red Monkey

Little Red Monkey

THE IMPOSSIBLE CRIME

NR 1955 · 71 min · ★ 6.5 · Crime

Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London around the same time that Bill Locklin, a special officer from the United States State Department, arrives to oversee the transfer of Professor Leon Dushenko, a Russian scientist who has fled the USSR. An attempt on Dushenko's life is made with a monkey's paw-print found at the scene.

Directed by Ken Hughes · Written by Ken Hughes

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Richard Conte Bill Locklin
Rona Anderson Julia Jackson
Russell Napier Supt. John Harrington
Sylva Langová Hilde Heller, chief spy
Colin Gordon Harry Martin - reporter
Donald Bisset Editor Harris
John King-Kelly Spy Henchman
Bernard Rebel Vinson - Spy Henchman
Arnold Marlé Prof. Leon Dushenko
John Horsley Det. Sgt. Gibson
Jane Welsh Supt. McCollum - sanitarium
Aimée Delamain Mrs. Henley

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