Overview
Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.
Director and cast
- Charles Frank Director
- Jean Simmons as Caroline Ruthyn
- Katina Paxinou as Madame de la Rougierre
- Derrick De Marney as Uncle Silas
- Derek Bond as Lord Richard Ilbury
- Sophie Stewart as Lady Monica Waring
- Esmond Knight as Dr. Bryerly
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Rusk
- Guy Rolfe as Sepulchre Hawkes
- Reginald Tate as Austin Ruthyn
- Manning Whiley as Dudley Ruthyn
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