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Status
Released
Release
1939
Runtime
1h 9m
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
15 Cast Members
Robert Newton
Aylmer Franklyn
Betty Lynne
Nina
John Warwick
Goddard
Peter Gawthorne
Conray
Merle Tottenham
Gladys
John Turnbull
Inspector Roberts
Aubrey Mallalieu
Coroner
Kynaston Reeves
James Franklin
Googie Withers
Winifred Oughton
Mrs. Blagden - Landlady
Cyril Chamberlain
George Franklin
Charles Mortimer
Undetermined Secondary Role
John Salew
Tramp
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Spinster Resident
George Spence
Police Constable (uncredited)
