Pink String and Sealing Wax

• Director: Robert Hamer
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• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Crime Drama
• Themes: Treacherous Spouses
• Main Cast: Mervyn Johns, Mary Merrall, Gordon Jackson, Sally Ann Howes, Googie Withers
• Release Year: 1945
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 75 minutes

Plot

The title is whimsical, but the storyline isn't. Googie Withers plays the frustrated wife of a 1880s Brighton tavern keeper, looking for an easy way out of the relationship. Withers entices a chemist's son to act as accomplice in a tricky murder scheme. She is certain that no one will suspect that her husband has been poisoned by a undetectable chemical. Guess again, Googie. Pink String and Sealing Wax was based on a play by Roland Pertwee, the father of Jon "Dr. Who" Pertwee. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Mervyn Johns - Mr. Edward Sutton
• Mary Merrall - Mrs. Ellen Sutton
• Gordon Jackson - David Sutton
• Sally Ann Howes - Peggy Sutton
• Googie Withers - Pearl Bond

Catherine Lacey - Miss Porter; Garry Marsh - Joe Bond; John Carol - Dan Powell; Maudie Edwards - Mrs. Webster; Valentine Dyall - Police Inspector; Ronald Adam; Charles Carson - Editor; Helen Goss; David Keir; Pauline Letts - Louise; Frederick Piper - Dr. Pepper; John Ruddock; Don Stannard - John Bevan

Credit

Duncan Sutherland - Art Director, Robert Hamer - Director, Michael Truman - Editor, Norman Demuth - Composer (Music Score), Richard S. Pavey - Cinematographer, Pavey R. Julius - Cinematographer, Michael Balcon - Producer, Robert Hamer - Screenwriter, Diana Morgan - Screenwriter, Roland Pertwee - Play Author

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