Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
In Victorian Brighton, a 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.)
- Date of release
- 1945-11-22
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Director
- Robert Hamer
Casting
- Mervyn Johns — Edward Sutton
- Googie Withers — Pearl Bond
- Gordon Jackson — David Sutton
- Garry Marsh — Joe Bond
- Jean Ireland — Victoria Sutton
- Sally Ann Howes — Peggy Sutton
- Mary Merrall — Ellen Sutton
- Catherine Lacey — Miss Porter
- Frederick Piper — Dr. Pepper
- Colin Simpson — James Sutton
- David Walbridge — Nicholas Sutton
- John Carol — Dan Powell
Interesting facts
Pink String and Sealing Wax is a 1945 British drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Mervyn Johns. It was written by Diana Morgan and Hamer based on the play with the same title by Roland Pertwee. It was the first feature film Robert Hamer directed on his own.
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