Cloudburst

Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are speeding away from the scene of a murder. Haunted, grieving, and thirsting for revenge, Graham sets out to find the two fugitive murderers.

Cast

Robert Preston

as John Graham

Elizabeth Sellars

as Carol Graham

Colin Tapley

as Inspector Davis

Sheila Burrell

as Lorna Dawson

Harold Lang

as Mickie Fraser / Kid Python

Mary Germaine

as Peggy Reece

Stanley Baker

as Milkman

Edith Sharpe

as Mrs. Reece

Edward Lexy

as Cardew

Lyn Evans

as Chuck Peters

Reviews

John Chard

My hatred would overwhelm me like a cloudburst. Cloudburst is written and directed by Francis Searle and adapted from the novel by Leo Marks. It stars Robert Preston, Elizabeth Sellars, Colin Tapley, Sheila Burrell, Harold Lang, Mary Germaine, George Woodbridge and Edith Sharpe. Music is by Frank...

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