The House of the Arrow

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The House of the Arrow

"Doorway to Danger!"

1953

1h 13m

7.3(3 votes)

Mystery

Overview

A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.

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10 members

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Oskar Homolka

Inspector Hanaud

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Robert Urquhart

Jim Frobisher

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Yvonne Furneaux

Betty Harlowe

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Josephine Griffin

Ann Upcott

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Harold Kasket

Boris Wabersky

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Ruth Lodge

Nurse

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Pierre Lefevre

Detective Maurice Thevenet

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Pierre Chaminade

Detective Moreau

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Jacques Cey

Police Commissaire Giradot

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Anthony Nicholls

Lawyer Jarrett

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