Mystery ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1947 · 1h 35m

The October Man

Director

Cast

John Mills as Jim Ackland Joan Greenwood as Jenny Carden Edward Chapman as Mr. Peachy Kay Walsh as Molly Newman Joyce Carey as Mrs. Vinton Catherine Lacey as Miss Selby

Crew

Erwin Hillier — Director of Photography Alan Jaggs — Editor Eric Ambler — Screenplay Eric Ambler — Novel Eleanor Abbey — Costume Design

Tagline

The Great Star of "Great Expectations" at His Greatest!

Synopsis

Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Roy Ward Baker Director Erwin Hillier Director of Photography Alan Jaggs Editor Eric Ambler Screenplay Eric Ambler Novel Eleanor Abbey Costume Design

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