Hell Is Sold Out

A supposedly dead writer suddenly turns up to confront the young woman who is using his penname.

Cast

Mai Zetterling

as Valerie Martin

Herbert Lom

as Dominic Danges

Richard Attenborough

as Pierre Bonnet

Hermione Baddeley

as Mme. Louise Menstrier

Nicholas Hannen

as François

Olaf Pooley

as Cheri, male secretary

Eric Pohlmann

as Louis, the proprietor

Kathleen Byron

as Arlette de Balzamann

Zena Marshall

as Honey Child

Joan Hickson

as Hortense

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