The Last Page

A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.

Cast

George Brent

as John Harman

Diana Dors

as Ruby Bruce

Marguerite Chapman

as Stella Tracy

Raymond Huntley

as Clive Oliver

Peter Reynolds

as Jeffrey Hart

Eleanor Summerfield

as Vi

Meredith Edwards

as Inspector Dale

Harry Fowler

as Joe

Isabel Dean

as May Harman

Archie Duncan

as Police Constable

Reviews

CinemaSerf

The next time you are comfortably seated in a Barnes & Noble, or a Waterstone's - just (casually) glance about you for signs of criminal activity. Any dark stains on the carpet or on the upholstery...? It would appear, from this standard little blackmail thriller, that bookshops are not the sanctuar...

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