The Woman in Question

Oct 3, 1950

1h 28m

★ 6.2

The suspense-tense surprise of the year!

Overview

Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Javelin Films

Vic Films Productions

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Cast

Agnes / Madame Astra / Parrot (voice)

Jean Kent

R.W. (Bob) Baker

Dirk Bogarde

Michael Murray

John McCallum

Catherine Taylor

Susan Shaw

Mrs. Finch

Hermione Baddeley

Albert Pollard

Charles Victor

Supt. Lodge

Duncan Macrae

Lana Clark

Lana Morris

Inspector Butler

Joe Linnane

Shirley Jones

Vida Hope

Detective Lucas

John Boxer

W.T. Gunter

Albert Chevalier

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