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| Director: | Maurice Elvey | 
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| Writer: | Charles Frank, David Evans | 
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| When a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard solves the mystery of her death... over a cup of tea. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 31, 1951 | 
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| Director: | Maurice Elvey | 
| Writer: | Charles Frank, David Evans | 
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery | 
| Keywords | detective, scotland yard, housekeeper, extramarital affair, arsenic, murder suspect, murder plot, paid companion, victorian era | 
| Production Companies | Romulus Films, Elvey-Gartside Productions | 
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                Revenue: $0
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Apr 29, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
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| David Farrar | Gregory Black | 
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | Elizabeth Grahame | 
| Roland Culver | Inspector Martin | 
| Jean Cadell | Ellen | 
| Mary Merrall | Lady Southdale | 
| Harcourt Williams | Dr. Septimus Prendergast | 
| Charles Heslop | Vicar | 
| Ronald Adam | Head-Master | 
| Sidney Monckton | Horace (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Maurice Elvey | Director | 
| Charles Frank | Screenplay | 
| David Evans | Screenplay | 
| T.R. Seddon | Draughtsman | 
| Charles Earl | Camera Operator | 
| Betty Harley | Continuity | 
| Buddy Booth | Third Assistant Director | 
| Ceri Davies | Clapper Loader | 
| Jean Dyball | Continuity | 
| Stephen Dade | Director of Photography | 
| Elizabeth Haffenden | Costume Design | 
| Peter Mullins | Scenic Artist | 
| Richard Marden | Assistant Editor | 
| Micky Dean | Focus Puller | 
| Don Terrett | Assistant Editor | 
| Ludo Philipp | Conductor | 
| Betty Sherriff | Hairstylist | 
| William Morum | Theatre Play | 
| Allan Gray | Original Music Composer | 
| George Provis | Art Direction | 
| Alan Blay | Sound Engineer | 
| Norman Daines | Sound Supervisor | 
| Moray Grant | Camera Operator | 
| Aldo Manganaro | Makeup Department Head | 
| Edward Rodrigo | Property Buyer | 
| Bert Ross | Sound Recordist | 
| Vivienne Eden | Administrative Assistant | 
| Kenneth Rick | Assistant Director | 
| John Cox | Sound Recordist | 
| William Dinner | Theatre Play | 
| Douglas Myers | Editor | 
| Gilbert Mandelik | Production Executive | 
| John S. Gartside | Production Manager | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Ernest Gartside | Producer | 
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