Gaslight

Gaslight

Gaslight

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Gaslight

1940

1h 24m

7.1(103 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

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Acting

Adolf Wohlbrück

Paul Mallen (as Anton Wahlbrook)

Adolf Wohlbrück

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Diana Wynyard

Bella Mallen

Diana Wynyard

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Frank Pettingell

B.G. Rough

Frank Pettingell

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Cathleen Cordell

Nancy the Parlour Maid

Cathleen Cordell

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Robert Newton

Ullswater

Robert Newton

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Jimmy Hanley

Cobb

Jimmy Hanley

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Minnie Rayner

Elizabeth

Minnie Rayner

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Marie Wright

Alice Barlow

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Aubrey Dexter

House Agent

Aubrey Dexter

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Mary Hinton

Lady Winterbourne

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Angus Morrison

Pianist

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Jack Barty

Chairman of Music Hall

Jack Barty

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Alfred Atkins

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Edwin Ellis

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Kathleen Harrison

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Kathleen Harrison

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Katie Johnson

Alice Barlow's Maid

Katie Johnson

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Molly Raynor

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Pat Ronald

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Johnnie Schofield

John (Man Working On Carriage At Stables)

Johnnie Schofield

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