Plots(1)
Percival Glyde is murdered in his sleep with a wooden spike that is hammered into his skull. His killer (Tod Slaughter) steals his identity and moves into Glyde's London mansion. The family lawyer who has not seen the real Percival since he was a boy informs the madman of Glyde's arranged marriage to the beautiful heiress Laurie Fairlie. Greed and perversion drive this lunatic to the brutal killing of anyone who attempts to unravel his secret identity. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tod Slaughter
UK
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Sylvia Marriott
UK
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
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Hay Petrie
UK
Best movies:
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Great Expectations (1946)
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Grace Arnold
UK
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The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Went the Day Well? (1942)
David Horne
UK
Best movies:
Goodbye Again (1961)
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Elsie Wagstaff
UK
Best movies:
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
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