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The Depraved
The Depraved

The Depraved

A CHANCE ENCOUNTER LEADS TO A PERFECT MURDER PLOT

Genres

DramaThrillerCrime

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Fed up with her wealthy but abusive husband, Tom (Basil Dignam), young English homemaker Laura Wilton (Anne Heywood) conspires with her lover, American Army captain Dave Dillon (Robert Arden), to have her boozy spouse meet an "accidental" demise. But a nosy copper (Denis Shaw) suspects foul play, and soon the lovers' crafty scheme deteriorates into fear, distrust and betrayal. Paul Dickson directs this vintage noir thriller.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

4.2/10

Release Date

01 November 1957

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Anne Heywood

Anne Heywood

Laura Wilton

Robert Arden

Robert Arden

Dave Dillon

Carroll Levis

Carroll Levis

Major Kelloway

Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Tom Wilton

Denis Shaw

Denis Shaw

Inspector O'Flynn

Robert Ayres

Robert Ayres

Colonel-in-chief

Gary Thorne

Gary Thorne

Kaufmann

Hal Osmond

Hal Osmond

Barman

Gil Winfield

Gil Winfield

Sergeant U.S. Army

John Adams

John Adams

Man Discovering Crashed Car (uncredited)

Philip Johns

Philip Johns

Milligan - U.S. Army Officer (uncredited)

Al Mulock

Al Mulock

Lieutenant - U.S. Army (uncredited)

John Stone

John Stone

U.S. Army Officer (uncredited)

Gordon Tanner

Gordon Tanner

Captain - U.S. Army (uncredited)

Joy Webster

Joy Webster

Girl at Army Party (uncredited)

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