The High Terrace(1956)
Mystery Clutches Like a Nightmare - while a killer roams at large!
A British theater actress unable to get out of her contract is assisted by an American playwright when a pair of her scissors is discovered lodged in her producer's back.
Movie: The High Terrace
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bill Lang
Stephanie Blake
John Mansfield
Otto Kellner
Molly Kellner
Monkton
Detective Inspector Mackay
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Overview
A British theater actress unable to get out of her contract is assisted by an American playwright when a pair of her scissors is discovered lodged in her producer's back.
Release Date
1956-10-01
Average
6.667
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
Mystery Clutches Like a Nightmare - while a killer roams at large!
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Languages:
English
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