"London and gay life ! Piccadilly and bright lights ! SOHO ... and Murder without Crime !"

1950

1h 18m

6.0(9 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

A man gets in trouble when he accidentally kills and covers up a murder of a girl he meets after a big fight with his wife.

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Dennis Price

Matthew, Stephen's Landlord

Derek Farr

Stephen, Author

Patricia Plunkett

Jan, Stephen's Wife

Joan Dowling

Grena, Nightclub Hostess

Frederick Schrecker

Max (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

Cocktail Barman Larry (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Written by: J. Lee Thompson
Produced by: Victor Skutezky

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