Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945 · 1h 29m · N/A
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Hamer
Overview
In Victorian Brighton, a scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison.)
Director and cast
- Robert Hamer Director
- Mervyn Johns as Edward Sutton
- Googie Withers as Pearl Bond
- Gordon Jackson as David Sutton
- Garry Marsh as Joe Bond
- Jean Ireland as Victoria Sutton
- Sally Ann Howes as Peggy Sutton
- Mary Merrall as Ellen Sutton
- Catherine Lacey as Miss Porter
- Frederick Piper as Dr. Pepper
- Colin Simpson as James Sutton
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