Uneasy Terms

Uneasy Terms

1948 · 91 min · ★ 4.7 · Thriller

Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is murdered before he can talk to the detective. Was one of the Colonel's three daughters responsible?

Directed by Vernon Sewell · Written by Peter Cheyney

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