
Witness in the Dark
1959-12-01 · 62 min · ★ 7.0
A killer breaks into an apartment to steal a valuable brooch. He kills an old woman, but in fleeing he encounters a young woman on the stairs who will become his target.
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- Directors
- Wolf Rilla
- Production companies
- Sydney Box Associates
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Patricia DaintonJane Pringle
Conrad PhillipsInspector Coates
Nigel GreenThe Intruder
Richard O'SullivanDon Theobald
Frazer HinesNewsboy
Stuart SaundersMr. Finch
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