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The £20,000 Kiss
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The £20,000 Kiss

1962-12-31 · 57 min · ★ 9.0

Crime

An up and coming politician is caught in a compromising photograph taken by a maid, who turns out to be part of a sophisticated blackmail ring. When the girl is found murdered, he holds an incriminating old dueling pistol.

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Directors
John Llewellyn Moxey
Production companies
Merton Park Studios
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dawn AddamsDawn AddamsMaxine Hagen
Michael GoodliffeMichael GoodliffeSir Harold Trevitt
Richard ThorpRichard ThorpJohn Durran
Anthony NewlandsAnthony NewlandsLeo Hagen
Alfred BurkeAlfred BurkeInspector Waveney
Mia KaramPaula Blair
Ellen McIntoshEllen McIntoshUrsula Clandon
Paul Whitsun-JonesPaul Whitsun-JonesCharles Pinder
Noel HoodNoel HoodLady Clandon
John MillerLord Clandon
Vincent HardingVincent HardingDet. Sgt. Holt
Susan DennySusie
Joyce HemsonLandlady
Bill WilliamsValet
John DunbarClerk
Soong LingBarmaid
Garard GreenRonnie

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