Portrait of Alison

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

Cast

Terry Moore

as Alison Ford

Robert Beatty

as Tim Forrester

William Sylvester

as Dave Forrester

Josephine Griffin

as Jill Stewart

Geoffrey Keen

as Inspector Colby

Allan Cuthbertson

as Henry Carmichael

Henry Oscar

as John Smith

William Lucas

as Reg Dorking

Terence Alexander

as Fenby

Bruno Barnabe

as Italian Detective

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Robert Beatty is an artist who learns that his brother has been killed in a Italian car accident. As you'd expect, that's just the start of it - the mystery revolves around a postcard featuring a glass of Chianti being held in a woman's hand... Who has it? What does it mean? Is it a clue to the myst...

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