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Pink String and Sealing Wax
Pink String and Sealing Wax

Pink String and Sealing Wax

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ThrillerDramaCrime

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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).

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

22 November 1945

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Edward Sutton

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Pearl Bond

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

David Sutton

Garry Marsh

Garry Marsh

Joe Bond

Jean Ireland

Jean Ireland

Victoria Sutton

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Peggy Sutton

Mary Merrall

Mary Merrall

Ellen Sutton

Catherine Lacey

Catherine Lacey

Miss Porter

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Dr. Pepper

Colin Simpson

Colin Simpson

James Sutton

David Walbridge

David Walbridge

Nicholas Sutton

John Carol

John Carol

Dan Powell

Pauline Letts

Pauline Letts

Louise

Maudie Edwards

Maudie Edwards

Mrs. Webster

Helen Goss

Helen Goss

Maudie

Don Stannard

Don Stannard

John Bevan

John Owers

John Owers

Margaret Ritchie

Margaret Ritchie

John Ruddock

John Ruddock

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Valentine Dyall

Valentine Dyall

David Keir

David Keir

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