"CLOSE ENOUGH TO KISS...OR KILL!"

1955

1h 30m

7.0(43 votes)

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Drama

Crime

Overview

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

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Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Stewart Granger

Stephen Lowry

Acting

Jean Simmons

Lily Watkins

Acting

Bill Travers

David Macdonald

Acting

Finlay Currie

Inspector Peters

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Ronald Squire

Alfred Travers

Acting

Belinda Lee

Elizabeth Travers

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William Hartnell

Herbert Moresby

Acting

Frederick Leister

Dr. Simpson

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Percy Marmont

Magistrate

Acting

Marjorie Rhodes

Mrs. Park

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Peter Bull

Brasher

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Barry Keegan

Constable Burke

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Sheila Manahan

Rose Moresby

Acting

Norman MacOwan

Grimes (as Norman Macowan)

Acting

Cameron Hall

Corcoran

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Victor Maddern

Jones

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Peter Williams

Constable Farrow

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George Bishop

Unknown Role

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Mark Daly

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Arthur Howard

Vicar

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W. Thorp Deverreux

Unknown Role

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Erik Chitty

Hedges

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Philip Holles

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