Mine Own Executioner

Nov 22, 1947

1h 48m

★ 7.0

Overview

Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Mine Own Executioner Trailers

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Cast

Felix Milne

Burgess Meredith

Patricia Milne

Dulcie Gray

Peter Edge

Michael Shepley

Barbara 'Babs' Edge

Christine Norden

Adam Lucian

Kieron Moore

Molly Sinclair Lucian

Barbara White

Dr. Norris Pile

Walter Fitzgerald

Sir George Freethorne

Edgar Norfolk

Dr. James Garsten

John Laurie

Dr. Hans Tautz

Martin Miller

Robert Paston

Clive Morton

Julian Briant

Joss Ambler

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