The House of the Arrow

Aug 1, 1953

1h 13m

★ 6.5

Doorway to Danger!

Overview

A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Associated British Picture Corporation

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Cast

Inspector Hanaud

Oskar Homolka

Jim Frobisher

Robert Urquhart

Betty Harlowe

Yvonne Furneaux

Ann Upcott

Josephine Griffin

Boris Wabersky

Harold Kasket

Nurse

Ruth Lodge

Detective Maurice Thevenet

Pierre Lefevre

Detective Moreau

Pierre Chaminade

Police Commissaire Giradot

Jacques Cey

Lawyer Jarrett

Anthony Nicholls

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5.9

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