The Secret Partner

The Secret Partner

So Perfect a Crime...So Clever a Criminal! So Dangerous a Scheme!

1961 · 91 min · ★ 5.8 · Mystery, Drama, Thriller

A shipping tycoon with a record becomes a suspect when money goes missing from the company vault.

Directed by Basil Dearden · Written by Jack Seddon

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