The Patient Vanishes

The Patient Vanishes

NR 1941 · 73 min · ★ 10.0 · Thriller, Mystery

Action and excitement beckon as popular sleuth Mick Cardby goes on the trail of a missing girl, and finds himself in the clutches of a gang of blackmailers.

Directed by Lawrence Huntington · Written by John Argyle

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