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Portrait of Alison (1955)

6.3 | Nov 29, 1955 (GB) | Crime, Drama | 01:24

A post card killer threatens artists, models, diamonds and MURDER!

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

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Terry Moore
Alison Ford
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Robert Beatty
Tim Forrester
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William Sylvester
Dave Forrester
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Josephine Griffin
Jill Stewart
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Geoffrey Keen
Inspector Colby
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Allan Cuthbertson
Henry Carmichael
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Henry Oscar
John Smith
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William Lucas
Reg Dorking
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Bruno Barnabe
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Reviews

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CinemaSerf
6 | Nov 14, 2022
Robert Beatty is an artist who learns that his brother has been killed in a Italian car accident. As you'd expect, that's just the start of it - the mystery revolves around a postcard featuring a glass of Chianti being held in a woman's hand... Who has it? What does it mean? Is it a clue to the mysterious death? This is a far more layered thriller than you'd expect - the performances are taut and the dialogue less meandering than in many other UK-made dramas of the time. Geoffrey Keen is good as the sceptical police inspector and although you do get the gist well before the end, it's still quite a suspensefully directed (by Guy Green) 80 minutes.