Man Accused

Oct 1, 1959

0h 58m

★ 5.5

Overview

Soon after celebrating his engagement to aristocratic heiress Kathy Riddle (Carol Marsh), engineer Bob Jensen (Ronald Howard) is accused by an insurance investigator of being a notorious -- and murderous -- jewel thief. Can Bob restore his reputation and regain Kathy's trust? Desperate to prove his innocence, Bob engineers a daring jailbreak and pursues the real culprit. Montgomery Tully directs this crime drama.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Danziger Productions Ltd.

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Cast

Bob Jenson

Ronald Howard

Kathy Riddle

Carol Marsh

Sir Thomas Riddle

Ian Fleming

Anna

Catherina Ferraz

Derek

Brian Nissen

Beckett

Robert Dorning

Curran

Stuart Saunders

Inspector

Colin Tapley

Butler

Kenneth Edwards

Police Sergeant

Howard Lang

Constable

Gordon Boyd

Party Woman

Diana Chesney

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