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Dial 999 (1955)

Genre : Thriller, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Montgomery Tully

Synopsis

A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic binge, but that he is innocent and is being framed for the murder. The wife and her brother hide him and try to find out who the real killer was. The more they investigate, the more holes they begin to find in the husband's story.

Actors

Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
Greg Carradine
Mona Freeman
Mona Freeman
Terry Moffat Carradine
John Bentley
John Bentley
Det. Sgt. Seagrave
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
John Moffat
Michael Golden
Michael Golden
The Chief Inspector
Paula Byrne
Paula Byrne
Vera Bellamy
Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
Anderson (murder victim)
Charles Victor
Charles Victor
Tom Smithers
Kay Callard
Kay Callard
Blonde at bar
Sydney Tafler
Sydney Tafler
Alf Cressett
Charles Mortimer
Charles Mortimer
Mr. Harding (publisher)

Crews

Montgomery Tully
Montgomery Tully
Director
Montgomery Tully
Montgomery Tully
Writer
Bruce Graeme
Bruce Graeme
Novel
Alec C. Snowden
Alec C. Snowden
Producer
Phil Grindrod
Phil Grindrod
Director of Photography
Geoffrey Muller
Geoffrey Muller
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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