In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
Leo Genn
as Mr. Eden
Alastair Sim
as Inspector Cockrill
Trevor Howard
as Dr. Barnes
Sally Gray
as Nurse Freddi Linley
Rosamund John
as Nurse Esther Sanson
Judy Campbell
as Sister Marion Bates
Megs Jenkins
as Nurse Woods
Ronald Adam
as Dr. White
George Woodbridge
as Detective Sgt. Hendricks
John Rae
as Porter
John Chard
In view of my failure - correction, comparative failure. Inspector Cockrill (a brilliant Alastair Sim) investigates a weird double murder that has taken place in a British WWII emergency hospital. Sadly this seems to be a largely overlooked British film, brought to us from the excellent Gillia...
CinemaSerf
Alastair Sim is perfect in the role of the ostensibly bumbling "Insp. Cockrill" who arrives at a rural hospital to investigate the suspicious deaths of two of the patients. When he arrives, he encounters a staff including Trevor Howard, Leo Genn, Sally Gray, Judy Campbell & Megs Jenkins who all appe...