Portrait of Alison

1/18/19561h 24m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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

Director:

Guy Green

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

london, england
smuggling (contraband)
scotland yard
postcard
whodunit
police detective
dead woman
presumed dead
dead woman on bed
portrait painting
murder mystery
painter as artist
jewel smuggling
murdered fiancée
fall from height
advertising model
black & white
advertising artist

Cast

Terry Moore

~ as ~

Alison Ford

Robert Beatty

~ as ~

Tim Forrester

William Sylvester

~ as ~

Dave Forrester

Josephine Griffin

~ as ~

Jill Stewart

Geoffrey Keen

~ as ~

Inspector Colby

Allan Cuthbertson

~ as ~

Henry Carmichael

Henry Oscar

~ as ~

John Smith

William Lucas

~ as ~

Reg Dorking

Terence Alexander

~ as ~

Fenby

Bruno Barnabe

~ as ~

Italian Detective

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Robert Beatty is an artist who learns that his brother has been killed in a Italian car accident. As you'd expect, that's just the start of it - the mystery revolves around a postcard featuring a glass of Chianti being held in a woman's hand... Who has it? What does it mean? Is it a clue to the mysterious death? This is a far more layered thriller than you'd expect - the performances are taut and the dialogue less meandering than in many other UK-made dramas of the time. Geoffrey Keen is good as the sceptical police inspector and although you do get the gist well before the end, it's still quite a suspensefully directed (by Guy Green) 80 minutes.