Witness in the Dark
1959 · 62 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller
A killer breaks into an apartment to steal a valuable brooch. He kills an old woman, but in fleeing he encounters a young woman on the stairs who will become his target.
Directed by Wolf Rilla · Written by Leigh Vance
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Patricia Dainton Jane Pringle -
Conrad Phillips Inspector Coates - M Madge Ryan Mrs. Finch
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Nigel Green The Intruder - E Enid Lorimer Mrs. Temple
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Richard O'Sullivan Don Theobald -
Frazer Hines Newsboy -
Stuart Saunders Mr. Finch -
Noel Trevarthen Sergeant Jones - M Maureen O'Reilly Sophie Trellan
- I Ian Colin Superintendent Thompson
- L Larry Burns Carter
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