The October Man (1947)
Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.
Director:
Roy Ward Baker
Writer:
Eric Ambler
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John Mills as Jim Ackland |
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Joan Greenwood as Jenny Carden |
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Edward Chapman as Mr. Peachy |
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Kay Walsh as Molly Newman |
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Joyce Carey as Mrs. Vinton |
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Catherine Lacey as Miss Selby |
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Adrianne Allen as Joyce Carden |
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Felix Aylmer as Dr. Martin |
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Frederick Piper as Det. Insp. Godby |
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John Boxer as Det. Sgt. Troth |
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Patrick Holt as Harry Carden |
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George Benson as Mr. Pope |
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Jack Melford as Wilcox |
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Esme Beringer as Miss Heap |
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Ann Wilton as Miss Parsons |
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James Hayter as Garage Man |
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Frank Ling as Booking Office Clerk |
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Juliet Mills as Child |
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George Woodbridge as Grey |
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Philip Ray as Stebbins |
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Edward Underdown as Passport Official |
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John Salew as Ticket Inspector |
| Directing | Roy Ward Baker | Director |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Novel |
| Camera | Erwin Hillier | Director of Photography |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Music |
| Production | Irene Howard | Casting |
| Editing | Alan Jaggs | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eleanor Abbey | Costume Design |
| Art | Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction |
| Production | Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
| Art | Harold Hurdell | Draughtsman |
| Camera | Arthur Evans | Still Photographer |