Movie: Death by Design

Top 4 Billed Cast

Barbara James
Barbara James

Betty Marston

John Longden
John Longden

Inspector Slade

Wally Patch
Wally Patch

Sergeant Clinton

Leonard Sharp
Leonard Sharp

Bob Joyce

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Death by Design (1943) | BFI National Archive

Death by Design (1943) | BFI National Archive - Featurette

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