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Pink String and Sealing Wax

Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison).

1945 |1h 29m |  Thriller, Drama, Crime

Cast

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Mervyn Johns

Edward Sutton

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Googie Withers

Pearl Bond

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Gordon Jackson

David Sutton

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Garry Marsh

Joe Bond

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Sally Ann Howes

Peggy Sutton

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Mary Merrall

Ellen Sutton

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Catherine Lacey

Miss Porter

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Frederick Piper

Dr. Pepper

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Maudie Edwards

Mrs. Webster

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Helen Goss

Maudie

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Ronald Adam

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Charles Carson

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Valentine Dyall

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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