Moss Rose

Moss Rose

NR 1947 · 82 min · ★ 6.6 · Mystery, Thriller

When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.

Directed by Gregory Ratoff · Written by Tom Reed

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Peggy Cummins Belle Adair aka Rose Lynton
Victor Mature Michael Drego
Ethel Barrymore Lady Margaret Drego
Vincent Price Police Inspector Clinner
Margo Woode Daisy Arrow
George Zucco Craxton
Patricia Medina Audrey Ashton
Rhys Williams Deputy Inspector Evans
Norman Ainsley Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Harry Allen Threadbare Little Man (uncredited)
Frank Baker Lodger (uncredited)
Billy Bevan Harry, Cab Driver (uncredited)

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