Crown v. Stevens

6.3(11)19361h 6m

CrimeThriller

When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is surprised to find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of life insurance.

Director

Michael Powell

Cast

Beatrix Thomson

Doris Stevens

Patric Knowles

Chris Jensen

Glennis Lorimer

Miss Molly Hobbes

Reginald Purdell

Alf

Allan Jeayes

Inspector Carter

Frederick Piper

Arthur Stevens

Googie Withers

Ella Levine

Mabel Poulton

Mamie

Davina Whitehouse

Maggie - Stevens' Maid

Morris Harvey

Maurice Bayleck

Bernard Miles

Detective Wells

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

This is quite a decent little pot boiler that sees "Doris" (Beatrix Stevens) married to her wealthy, but thrifty husband "Alf" (Reginald Purdell). Now to put it mildly, she is pretty beastly to him and as she finally tires of his reluctance to waste his money on her, she conceives of a plan to get shot of him and claim his substantial life insurance - and she manages to embroil his rather naive, b...