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| Mervyn Johns | ... | Mr. Edward Sutton | |
| Mary Merrall | ... | Mrs. Ellen Sutton | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | David Sutton | |
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Jean Ireland | ... | Victoria Sutton |
| Sally Ann Howes | ... | Peggy Sutton | |
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Colin Simpson | ... | James Sutton |
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David Wallbridge | ... | Nicholas Sutton |
| Googie Withers | ... | Pearl Bond | |
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John Carol | ... | Dan Powell |
| Catherine Lacey | ... | Miss Porter | |
| Garry Marsh | ... | Joe Bond | |
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Pauline Letts | ... | Louise |
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Maudie Edwards | ... | Mrs. Webster |
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Frederick Piper | ... | Dr. Pepper |
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John Owers | ... | Frank |
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In Victorian Brighton a scheming pub landlady befriends an innocent chemist's assistant in order to get hold of poison to do away with her boozy husband. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Keywords:
poison | brighton | strychnine | walking into the ocean | callousness |Taglines:
The story of A BAD WOMAN...Who loved shamelessly...Who murdered ruthlessly...Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 October 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Achtung Gift! See more »Filming Locations:
Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UKCompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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(uncredited)
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged by Ernest Irving
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The film is set in the English seaside town of Brighton in the 1880s. See more »Goofs
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Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland(uncredited)
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged by Ernest Irving
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London Live TV station are currently running a season of Ealing Films and the subject was one produced in 1945, a year from which several notable films were produced.I am a fan of beautiful raven haired film star actresses of the 1940s and in her Victorian tight fitting dress and bustle with black velvet choker. Googie certainly sizzled.Although not a conventional beauty like Jennifer Jones, Hedy Lamarr, Vivien Leigh, Ava Gardner etc, she certainly sizzled as the alluring wife of the drunk pub owner (Garry Marsh).Gordon Jackson had to suppress his natural Scottish accent for a film set in Brighton playing a rather naive role, a bit like he did in "Millions Like Us" (1943).I endorse the sentiments of user comments above and see no point in explaining the plot again.
Mervyn Johns was to step up a few gears when he played Dr.Forrester the Butcher of Ravensbruck, a Nazi Scientist in "Counterblast"(1948).Here he just plays on overbearing, rather tyrannical Victorian father who reminds his wife that under the law at the time, her money and property devolves to him.This was to change by the Married Womens Property Act of 1884.For a connoisseur of 1940s films it was a pleasant surprise that London Live transmitted this film on TV and I awarded it 7/10.