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The Torment of a Man's Split Mind!Plot:
An American World War II veteran working for the British Foreign Office scours England for the killer who murdered his wife. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Puzzle Mystery moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Preston | ... | John Graham |
| Elizabeth Sellars | ... | Carol Graham |
| Colin Tapley | ... | Inspector Davis |
| Sheila Burrell | ... | Lorna Dawson |
| Harold Lang | ... | Mickie Fraser aka Kid Python |
| Mary Germaine | ... | Peggy Reece |
| George Woodbridge | ... | Sergeant Ritchie |
| Lyn Evans | ... | Chuck Peters |
| Thomas Heathcote | ... | Jackie |
| Edith Sharpe | ... | Mrs. Reece |
| Daphne Anderson | ... | Kate |
| Edward Lexy | ... | Cardew |
| James Mills | ... | Thompson |
| Noel Howlett | ... | Johnson |
| Martin Boddey | ... | Desk Sergeant |
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83 min | UK:92 minCountry:
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Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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John Graham: [looks at the crossword his wife has been doing] Well... you've filled in nine words... You must have been here for hours. moreFAQ
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This is a tightly-constructed mystery of the pre-Black Mask style, in which the solving of the crime -- here a potential serial killer -- must be tracked down, and the only clear clue is a bit of paper at the scene of the crime with a cypher code.
The movie tries to add psychological drama by turning it from a "Whoodunnit" to a "Howcatchem" a style of mystery familiar to all fans of the old "Columbo" TV movie series, with the added punch that it is told from the viewpoint of the killer -- in this case, Robert Preston, who is an American who is somehow running a code-breaking division for the British government. Motivations are established early, but the whole thing is rendered a bit flat by the lack of details that surround the personnel. The result is a well-told story that is not, alas, particularly gripping.