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The Upturned Glass(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-06-17
68%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
A Powerful NEW Drama of a Mad Love!
Overview:
A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Sydney Box Productions
Sydney Box Associates
Triton
Movie: The Upturned Glass
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Mason
Michael Joyce
Rosamund John
Emma Wright
Pamela Mason
Kate Howard
Ann Stephens
Ann Wright
Morland Graham
Clay
Brefni O'Rorke
Dr. Farrell
Henry Oscar
Coroner
Jane Hylton
Miss Marsh
Susan Shaw
Second Girl Student
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