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.)
Mervyn Johns
Edward Sutton
Googie Withers
Pearl Bond
Gordon Jackson
David Sutton
Garry Marsh
Joe Bond
Jean Ireland
Victoria Sutton
Sally Ann Howes
Peggy Sutton
Mary Merrall
Ellen Sutton
Catherine Lacey
Miss Porter
Frederick Piper
Dr. Pepper
Colin Simpson
James Sutton
David Walbridge
Nicholas Sutton
John Carol
Dan Powell
Pauline Letts
Louise
Maudie Edwards
Mrs. Webster
Helen Goss
Maudie
Don Stannard
John Bevan
John Owers
Margaret Ritchie
John Ruddock
Ronald Adam
Charles Carson
Valentine Dyall
David Keir
Robert Hamer
Director
Diana Morgan
Writer
Michael Balcon
Producer
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Sep 12, 1943
Jan 15, 1943
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Nov 10, 1966
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Sep 14, 1955
Feb 3, 2009
Ealing Studios
GB
United Kingdom
English