Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he returns home he finds that his girlfriend has been murdered. His former lover agrees to defend him without telling the court that he spent the night with her. Complications ensue.
Directed by Francis Searle
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Cast
Rosamund John
Anne Maitland, K.C.
Hugh Sinclair
Nigel Stewart
Guy Middleton
Guy Ransome
Henry Edwards
Geoffrey Whitcomb
Terence Longdon
Alan Whitcomb
John Warwick
Inspector Raynor
Brenda De Banzie
Molly Wheeler
Arthur Howard
Charles Vaughan
H.S. Hills
Frank Lindsell
Bruce Belfrage
The Judge
Hélène Burls
Mrs. Brock (as Helene Burls)
Fanny Rowe
Liz (as Frances Rowe)
Bill Shine
Willie
June Mitchell
Secretary
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