Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.
Directed by Anthony Asquith
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Cast
Jean Kent
Agnes / Madame Astra / Parrot (voice)
Dirk Bogarde
R.W. (Bob) Baker
John McCallum
Michael Murray
Susan Shaw
Catherine Taylor
Hermione Baddeley
Mrs. Finch
Charles Victor
Albert Pollard
Duncan Macrae
Supt. Lodge
Lana Morris
Lana Clark
Joe Linnane
Inspector Butler
Vida Hope
Shirley Jones
John Boxer
Detective Lucas
Albert Chevalier
W.T. Gunter
Julian D'Albie
Police Surgeon
Anthony Dawson
Inspector Wilson
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