The Armchair Detective (1951)

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Runtime : 0M

Director : Brendan J. Stafford

Synopsis

The BBC armchair detective clears a nightclub singer of suspicion of the murder of her boss.

Actors

Ernest Dudley
Ernest Dudley
Self
Hartley Power
Hartley Power
Nicco
Sally Newton
Sally Newton
Penny
Derek Elphinstone
Derek Elphinstone
Inspector Carter

Crews

Brendan J. Stafford
Brendan J. Stafford
Director
Ernest Dudley
Ernest Dudley
Writer
Derek Elphinstone
Derek Elphinstone
Writer

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