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The Malpas Mystery

The Malpas Mystery

The Malpas Mystery is a 1960 British second feature ('B') crime film, directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Maureen Swanson and Allan Cuthbertson. The screenplay was by Paul Tabori and Gordon Wellesley, based on the 1924 Edgar Wallace novel The Face in the Night.

Plot

When Audrey Bedford is released from prison, she finds herself embroiled with mysterious doctors, missing heirs, diamonds and murder. Her step-sister has dubious motives for letting her stay with her, an employer wants to pay her to work for somebody else, and a detective, convinced that she was wrongly convicted, tries despite her protests to protect her from further trouble.

    Cast

    More details

    author
    director Sidney Hayers
    editor Tristam Cones
    genre crime mystery
    musicBy Elisabeth Lutyens
    producer Julian Wintle
    productionCompany Independent Artists
    publisher Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors