The Upturned Glass
A Powerful NEW Drama of a Mad Love!
Genres
Overview
A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1947-06-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
28
Vote Average
6.9
James Mason
Michael Joyce
Rosamund John
Emma Wright
Pamela Mason
Kate Howard
Ann Stephens
Ann Wright
Morland Graham
Clay
Brefni O'Rorke
Dr. Farrell
Henry Oscar
Coroner
Jane Hylton
Miss Marsh
Sheila Huntington
First Girl Student
Susan Shaw
Second Girl Student
Peter Cotes
Male Student
Nuna Davey
Mrs. Jenny Deva
Judith Carol
Joan Scott-Trotter
Janet Burnell
Sylvia
John Monaghan
U.S. Driver
Beatrice Varley
Injured Girl's Mother
Hélène Burls
Farm Laborer's Wife
Howard Douglas
Lorry Driver
Richard Afton
Lorry Driver's Mate
Cyril Chamberlain
Junior Doctor (uncredited)
Lyn Evans
County Policeman
Maurice Denham
Mobile Policeman
Glyn Rowland
Policeman (uncredited)
John Stone
Policeman (uncredited)
Margaret Withers
Party Guest
John Tatum
Party Guest (uncredited)
George Merritt
Policeman (uncredited)
6.9
Brighton Rock
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6.0
The Marker
Noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman's ghost.
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7.0
Yield to the Night
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
1956-06-19 | en
8.0
Hello Darlin'
Les Dalton is on parole after nine years in prison for armed robbery, and now everyone wants to know what happened to the missing gold. He claims it never existed, but no-one believes him, including the retired detective who headed the original manhunt. Whilst Dalton tries to build a new life in a world he wants no part of it, plans are afoot to force him to tell the truth -- a move which will ultimately cost someone their life.
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6.5
The Criminal
When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.
1960-09-13 | en
5.8
The Flanagan Boy
Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan... .to murder her husband.
1953-04-10 | en
5.7
Corridor of Mirrors
A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.
1948-02-23 | en
5.7
Panic
In this crime melodrama, a Swiss woman finds herself unwittingly involved in a plot to steal from her employer, a London diamond merchant. Her boyfriend is behind the scheme. First he sends two accomplices disguised as German jewelers to see the boss. He is not fooled by their ruse and is killed while the woman is knocked unconscious. She awakens with amnesia and begins aimlessly wandering the London streets. Thinking that his girl has squealed to the police, her boy friend begins scouring the town to find her. Meanwhile, she is taken in by a boxer who returns to the ring to win the money needed to get her out of the country. Trouble ensues when her lover finally finds her after the match and begins beating on the exhausted fighter.
1963-01-01 | en
6.0
Blind Date
Dutch painter Jan-Van Rooyer hurries to keep a rendezvous with Jacqueline Cousteau, an elegant, sophisticated Frenchwoman, slightly his elder, whose relationship with him had turned from art student into one of love trysts. He arrives and is confronted by Detective Police Inspector Morgan who accuses him of having murdered Jacqueline. Morgan listens sceptically to the dazed denials of Van Rooyer as he tells the story of his relationship with the murdered woman. Morgan, after hearing the story, realizes that the mystery has deepened, and it becomes more complicated when the Assistant Commissioner, Sir Brian Lewis, explains that Jacqueline was not married but was being kept by Sir Howard Fenton, a high-ranking diplomat whose names must be kept out of the case.
1959-08-01 | en
4.8
Hidden Homicide
A novelist wakes up with a gun in his hand and a corpse in the house he woke up in. He doesn't remember how he got there or even if he committed the killing.
1959-01-01 | en
6.0
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
1952-12-01 | en
6.5
Never Let Go
John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket. The car was not insured, and since the police appear indifferent to his plight, Cummings decides to find it himself -- and gets himself involved in an underworld battle.
1960-06-02 | en
5.8
They Drive by Night
“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.
1938-12-01 | en
5.9
36 Hours
When his wife stops writing to him and his letters are returned unanswered, Dan becomes extremely concerned about her welfare. He returns home but is only able to meet with her briefly before she is found murdered. Dan is the obvious suspect but has only 36 hours to find out who murdered her. In so doing he uncovers a shocking catalogue of his wife's past affairs and an identity that he knew nothing about.
1953-12-04 | en
5.2
The Brothers
An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.
1947-05-07 | en
6.5
The Good Die Young
An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.
1954-03-02 | en
7.0
Clash by Night
A gangster is caught and arrested by police. When he's being transported by bus -- filled with innocent civilians -- it's hi-jacked by his gang in attempt to free their boss. They hide out. As the authorities close in they threaten to torch the barn the escapee and his men are hiding in -- with their hostage inside.
1964-08-29 | en
5.6
Kill Her Gently
A motorist picks up to escaped convicts. Instead of turning them over to the police he hires them to kill his wife.
1957-12-01 | en
5.7
The Last Page
A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
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5.2
The Gambler and the Lady
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.
1952-12-26 | en