The Blue Parrot

The Blue Parrot

The Blue Parrot

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The Blue Parrot

"Tense Thriller Entertainment!"

1953

1h 9m

5.9(7 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland Yard go in to investigate, with the help of a visiting American detective and a nightclub hostess who may not be all she appears to be.

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A.C.T. Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dermot Walsh

Dermot Walsh

Bob Herrick

Jacqueline Hill

Jacqueline Hill

Maureen Maguire

Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Supt. Chester

Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

Quinney

June Ashley

June Ashley

Gloria

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

Stevens

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Henry Carson

Valerie White

Valerie White

Mrs. West

Victor Lucas

Rocks Owen

Edwin Richfield

Edwin Richfield

Guido "Taps" Campelli

Creative team

Directed by: John Harlow
Written by: Percy Hoskins
Allan MacKinnon
Produced by: Stanley Haynes

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