Black Orchid (film)
Black Orchid is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes, and John Bentley.[1] The screenplay concerns a doctor who is implicated in the death of his wife which allowed him to marry her sister.
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| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Written by | Francis Edge John Temple-Smith Maurice Temple-Smith |
| Starring | Ronald Howard Olga Edwardes John Bentley Mary Laura Wood |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Ronald Howard ... Dr. John Winnington
- Olga Edwardes ... Christine Shaw
- John Bentley ... Eric Blair
- Mary Laura Wood ... Sophie Winnington
- Patrick Barr ... Vincent Humphries
- Sheila Burrell ... Annette
- Russell Napier ... Inspector Markham
- Mary Jones ... Mrs. Humphries
- Alan Robinson ... Solicitor
- Ian Fleming ... Coroner
- Tom Gill ... Travel Agent Clerk
- Tucker McGuire ... American Woman
- Richard Shaw ... Lorry Driver
- Daniel Wherry ... Padre
Critical reception
Sky movies wrote, "following his success in the title parts of the Paul Temple and Toff films, John Bentley starred in this murder melodrama which is very typical of British second feature production of the period."[2]
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References
- "Black Orchid". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009.
- "Black Orchid". Find and Watch.
External links
- Black Orchid on IMDb
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