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Dominican Rep. The Case of the Frightened Lady
- Original title
- The Case of the Frightened Ladyaka
- AKA
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- The Scarf Murder Mystery
- Year
- 1940
- Running time
- 81 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Edward Dryhurst. Play: Edgar Wallace
- Cast
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Marius Goring- Penelope Dudley-Ward
Helen Haye
Felix Aylmer
George Merritt
Ronald Shiner
Patrick Barr- Roy Emerton
George Hayes
John Warwick- Elizabeth Scott
Torin Thatcher- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Hone Glendinning (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery. Drama | Crime
- Movie Groups
- Edgar Wallace Adaptations
- Synopsis
- "Mark's Priory". the family seat of the Lebanons, is a house of terror to Ilsa Crane, secretary and niece of Lady Lebanon. The strange behavior of two sinister butlers, Gilder and Brooks, adds greatly to her fear and her sole consolation lies in the sympathy extended her by young Lord William "Willie" Lebanon. A young architect, Richard Ferraby, arrives from London to inspect the ancient home in regards to renovations, and he and Isla are immediately attracted to each other. Lady Lebanon tells her son that he must marry Isla to carry on the family name but Lord Willie tells her he has no intentions of marrying. Later, the family physician, Dr. Amersham, arrives and it is evident he has some unrevealed hold over Lady Lebanon. The chauffeur, Studd, hints that he knew Aversham in India and that Aversham was discharged from the Indian Army under unsavory circumstances. Isla and Richard find the chauffeur murdered and the suspicion falls on the gamekeeper, Tilling, whose wife had been more...
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