Woman of Straw(1964)
It's so easy to set fire to a...
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
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Maria Marcello
Anthony Richmond
Charles Richmond
Detective Inspector Lomer
Thomas
Yacht Captain
Fenton
Baines
Solicitor
Judge
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