Cloudburst
He had murdered once! NOW he was ready to strike again... and no one could catch him but HIMSELF!
1951 · 1h 23m · Approved
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Francis Searle
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Cloudburst
Overview
Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are speeding away from the scene of a murder. Haunted, grieving, and thirsting for revenge, Graham sets out to find the two fugitive murderers.
Director and cast
- Francis Searle Director
- Robert Preston as John Graham
- Elizabeth Sellars as Carol Graham
- Colin Tapley as Inspector Davis
- Sheila Burrell as Lorna Dawson
- Harold Lang as Mickie Fraser / Kid Python
- Mary Germaine as Peggy Reece
- Stanley Baker as Milkman
- Edith Sharpe as Mrs. Reece
- Edward Lexy as Cardew
- Lyn Evans as Chuck Peters
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