Overview
A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.
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DirectorBasil Dearden
WriterJohn McCormick, Janet Green, Dirk Bogarde
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Melville Farr
Sylvia Syms
Laura Farr
Dennis Price
Calloway
Anthony Nicholls
Lord Charles Fullbrook
Peter Copley
Paul Mandrake
Norman Bird
Harold Doe
Peter McEnery
Jack Barrett
Donald Churchill
Eddy Stone
Derren Nesbitt
Sandy
John Barrie
Inspector Harris
John Cairney
Bridie
Alan MacNaughtan
Scott Hankin
Nigel Stock
Phip
Frank Pettitt
Barman (as Frank Pettit)
Mavis Villiers
Madge
Charles Lloyd Pack
Henry
Hilton Edwards
P.H.
Margaret Diamond
Miss Benham
David Evans
Mickey
Noel Howlett
Patterson
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Keywords
london, englandblackmailcontroversyfilm noirsocial commentarymale homosexualitylawyerlgbtouttinggay theme
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026