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Pink String and Sealing Wax

Nov 22, 1945 · 1h 29m
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Drama
Crime

PLOT

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.)

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CAST

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
Directed by Robert Hamer

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Ealing Studios
Country
GB

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