The Man in Black

1949·United Kingdom·80 min.
The Man in Black
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Non rated
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Thriller

Henry Clavering suspects his second wife Bertha is trying to drive his daughter (by his first marriage) insane, to stop her inheriting his money. He decides to use his yoga skills to pretend to be dead, and thereby expose her villainy.

DirectorFrancis Searle
ScreenwriterFrancis Searle·John Gilling·John Dickson Carr
MusicRupert Grayson·Frank Spencer
CinematographyCedric Williams
CastBetty Ann Davies·Sheila Burrell·Sid James·Anthony Forwood·Hazel Penwarden·Valentine Dyall·Courtney Hope·Mollie Palmer·Laurence Baskcomb·Gerald Case
Original titleThe Man in Black