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Portrait of Alison
Portrait of Alison

Portrait of Alison

A post card killer threatens artists, models, diamonds and MURDER!

Genres

CrimeDramaMystery

OverView

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

29 November 1955

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Alison Ford

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Tim Forrester

William Sylvester

William Sylvester

Dave Forrester

Josephine Griffin

Josephine Griffin

Jill Stewart

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Inspector Colby

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Henry Carmichael

Henry Oscar

Henry Oscar

John Smith

William Lucas

William Lucas

Reg Dorking

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Fenby

Bruno Barnabe

Bruno Barnabe

Italian Detective

Eric Corrie

Eric Corrie

Pilot

Jack Howarth

Jack Howarth

Hotel Porter

Stuart Saunders

Stuart Saunders

Sgt. Haines

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Receptionist

Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

Police Photographer

Raymond Francis

Raymond Francis

Police Inspector - Interpol Division

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Bill, the Telephone Engineer

Robert Raglan

Robert Raglan

(uncredited)

Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson

Dorking's Customer (uncredited)

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