Crime · United Kingdom · 1961 · 1h 1m

The Sinister Man

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Director

Cast

John Bentley as Superintendent Wills Patrick Allen as Dr. Nelson Pollard Jacqueline Ellis as Elsa Marlowe Wilfrid Brambell as Lock-Keeper John Glyn-Jones as Dr. Maurice Tarn Jane Murdoch as Honeymoon Wife

Crew

Derek Holding — Editor Charles Blackwell — Original Music Composer Robert Banks Stewart — Writer Edgar Wallace — Novel Jack Greenwood — Producer

Synopsis

When a corpse is found in the Thames, the only clue is that the dead man was killed by a karate or judo expert.

Mood & Themes

karate judo murder

Key Collaborators

Clive Donner Director Derek Holding Editor Charles Blackwell Original Music Composer Robert Banks Stewart Writer Edgar Wallace Novel Jack Greenwood Producer

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