Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he returns home he finds that his girlfriend has been murdered. His former lover agrees to defend him without telling the court that he spent the night with her. Complications ensue.
Cast

Rosamund John
Anne Maitland, K.C.

Hugh Sinclair
Nigel Stewart

Guy Middleton
Guy Ransome

Henry Edwards
Geoffrey Whitcomb

Terence Longdon
Alan Whitcomb
John Warwick
Inspector Raynor

Brenda De Banzie
Molly Wheeler

Arthur Howard
Charles Vaughan
H.S. Hills
Frank Lindsell

Bruce Belfrage
The Judge
Hélène Burls
Mrs. Brock (as Helene Burls)
Fanny Rowe
Liz (as Frances Rowe)

Bill Shine
Willie
June Mitchell
Secretary

Barbara Shaw
Press Woman
David Scase
Cameraman
Norman Somers
Nigel's Junior

Harry H. Corbett
Policeman in charge cells (uncredited)

Peter Jeffrey
Court reporter (uncredited)
Crew
Francis Searle
Director, Writer
Guy Morgan
Writer
John Hunter
Writer
John Ferris
Editor
Reginald H. Wyer
Director of Photography
Pat Kelly
Assistant Director

Michael Carreras
Producer
Ken Hodges
Camera Operator
Nora Roberts
Casting Director
Molly Arbuthnot
Wardrobe Assistant
Monica Hustler
Hairstylist
Peter Evans
Makeup Artist
Sydney Wiles
Sound
Temple Abady
Music
Connie Willis
Continuity
Anthony Nelson Keys
Production Manager
John Hollingsworth
Conductor
Alec Gray
Art Direction
Recommendations
view all
The Kid Detective

Joker

Pulp Fiction

1917

The Truman Show

The Shawshank Redemption

Oppenheimer

Parasite

Green Book

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Godfather

Tenet

WALL·E

The Lighthouse

Interstellar

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

12 Angry Men

Arrival

Jojo Rabbit