Black Orchid (1953)A doctor's wife dies. Her death is ruled as natural causes. He marries her sister (his assistant) and it begins to look suspiciously like murder. Director:Charles Saunders |
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Black Orchid (1953)A doctor's wife dies. Her death is ruled as natural causes. He marries her sister (his assistant) and it begins to look suspiciously like murder. Director:Charles Saunders |
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Ronald Howard | ... |
Dr.John Winnington
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Olga Edwardes | ... |
Christine Shaw
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John Bentley | ... |
Eric Blair
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Mary Laura Wood | ... |
Sophie Winnington
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Patrick Barr | ... |
Vincent Humphries
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Sheila Burrell | ... |
Annette
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Russell Napier | ... |
Inspector Markham
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Mary Jones | ... |
Mrs. Humphries
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Alan Robinson | ... |
Solicitor
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Ian Fleming | ... |
Coroner
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Tom Gill | ... |
Travel Agent Clerk
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Tucker McGuire | ... |
American Woman
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Richard Shaw | ... |
Lorry Driver
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Daniel Wherry | ... |
Padre
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A doctor's wife dies. Her death is ruled as natural causes. He marries her sister (his assistant) and it begins to look suspiciously like murder.
I caught this film late one night on the ABC and was pleasantly surprised to find Ronald Howard - best known for his role as Sherlock Holmes in the 1954 television series - playing the main character Dr.John Winnington, a kind hearted doctor who has the misfortune to stuck in a loveless marriage to a selfish woman, more interested in dinner parties than his work in curing disease.
I thought Black Orchid was a rather good film, short and sweet (running a little less than one hour). A neat little murder mystery in a who-dunnit structure. The audience is able to participate in attempting to pick who the "real" killer is, following Christine and John's friend Eric as they desperately try to clear Winnington's name and find her sister's "real" murderer, whoever that may be...
4 out of 5 stars.