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The Straw Man

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The Straw Man

A suspense thriller....of GREED and PASSION!

5.5

1h 14m

1953

“A suspense thriller....of GREED and PASSION!”

Synopsis

A newly married man is convicted of murdering a former lover in his apartment, and sentenced to hang. With a payout on his life worth 20,000 pounds, the insurance company sends an investigator to find out the truth.

Director

Donald Taylor

Thriller

Cast & Crew

Dermot Walsh

Dermot Walsh

as Malcolm "Mal" Farris

Clifford Evans

Clifford Evans

as Jeff Howard

Lana Morris

Lana Morris

as Ruth Hunter

Amy Dalby

as Lucy Graham

Ronald Ward

Ronald Ward

as Clay Rushlow

Josephine Stuart

Josephine Stuart

as Miss Ward

Peter Williams

Peter Williams

as Inspector Conrad

John Forrest

John Forrest

as Johnny Gordon

Philip Saville

Philip Saville

as Link Hunter

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