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NR 1952 · 100 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama
A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.
Directed by Terence Young · Written by Dudley Leslie
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Michael Denison Philip Rackham -
Mai Zetterling Doris Rickardson -
Jane Hylton Frankie Rackham -
André Morell George Rackham -
Flora Robson Mary Rackham -
Dennis Price Maurice Fletcher -
Peter Burton Graham Moore -
Barbara Blair Nancy Rickardson -
Mervyn Johns Uncle Ted -
Naunton Wayne Police Inspector Saunders - C Celia Lipton Sandra, singer
- D Don Phillips Lonnie, piano player
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