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Daughter of Darkness
Daughter of Darkness

Daughter of Darkness

In her eyes... evil. On her lips... doom.

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ThrillerDrama

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In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters a handsome young boxer called Dan and lays his face open with her fingernails when he expects sexual favors from her. Hurriedly packed off by Father Corcoran to Yorkshire, Emmy is taken in by a farming family and manages to suppress the strange feelings of fascination and repulsion that she experiences in the presence of the opposite sex. Until, that is, the carnival comes to town and brings with it the vengeful Dan...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

21 January 1948

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Siobhán McKenna

Siobhán McKenna

Emily Beaudine

Anne Crawford

Anne Crawford

Bess Stanforth

Maxwell Reed

Maxwell Reed

Dan

George Thorpe

George Thorpe

Mr. Tallent

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Robert Stanforth

Liam Redmond

Liam Redmond

Father Cocoran

Cyril Smith

Cyril Smith

Joe

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Julie Tallent

Denis Goacher

Denis Goacher

Saul Trevethick

Grant Tyler

Grant Tyler

Larry Tallent

Norman Shelley

Norman Shelley

Smithers

George Merritt

George Merritt

Constable

Ann Clery

Ann Clery

Miss Foley

Arthur Hambling

Arthur Hambling

Jacob

David Greene

David Greene

David Price

Leslie Armstrong

Leslie Armstrong

Iris Vandeleur

Iris Vandeleur

Mrs. Smithers

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