Thriller ·Drama ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1945 · 1h 29m

Pink String and Sealing Wax

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Director
Robert Hamer
Cast
Mervyn Johns as Edward Sutton Googie Withers as Pearl Bond Gordon Jackson as David Sutton Garry Marsh as Joe Bond Jean Ireland as Victoria Sutton Sally Ann Howes as Peggy Sutton
Crew
Stanley Pavey — Director of Photography Michael Truman — Editor Diana Morgan — Writer Michael Balcon — Producer
Synopsis

Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. 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).

Mood & Themes
victorian england
Key Collaborators
Robert Hamer Director Stanley Pavey Director of Photography Michael Truman Editor Diana Morgan Writer Michael Balcon Producer
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