Web of Evidence

Web of Evidence

Web of Evidence

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Web of Evidence

"Thread by Thread You're Trapped In It's Tangled Terror!"

1959

1h 30m

4.0(5 votes)

Mystery

Overview

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

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26 members

Acting

Van Johnson

Paul Mathry

Van Johnson

Acting

Vera Miles

Lena Anderson

Vera Miles

Acting

Emlyn Williams

Enoch Oswald

Emlyn Williams

Acting

Bernard Lee

Patrick Mathry

Bernard Lee

Acting

Jean Kent

Louise Burt

Jean Kent

Acting

Moultrie Kelsall

Chief Inspector Dale

Moultrie Kelsall

Acting

Leo McKern

McEvoy

Leo McKern

Acting

Geoffrey Keen

Prison Governor

Geoffrey Keen

Acting

Jameson Clark

James Swann

Jameson Clark

Acting

Rosalie Crutchley

Ella Mathry

Rosalie Crutchley

Acting

Oliver Johnston

Albert Prusty

Oliver Johnston

Acting

Vincent Winter

Paul as a Boy

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Anthony Newlands

Robert Dunn

Anthony Newlands

Acting

Eira Heath

Mona Spurling

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Hope Jackman

Landlady

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Ralph Truman

Sir Matthew Sprott

Ralph Truman

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Joyce Heron

Lady Catherine Sprott

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Vincent Winter

Paul Mathry, Aged 6

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Henry Oscar

Alderman Sharpe

Henry Oscar

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John Glyn-Jones

Magistrate

John Glyn-Jones

Acting

Thomas Baptiste

Haydock

Thomas Baptiste

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Michael Collins

Detective Sergeant Trevor

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Lynda King

Miss Williams

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Danny Green

Roach

Danny Green

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Emma Young

Street Walker

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Frank Atkinson

Night Doorman

Frank Atkinson

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