Specter of the Rose

Ballet dancer Sanine may have murdered his first wife. A detective thinks so, and he's not the only one.

Cast

Judith Anderson

as Madame La Sylph

Michael Chekhov

as Max Polikoff

Ivan Kirov

as Andre Sanine

Viola Essen

as Haidi

Lionel Stander

as Lionel Gans

Charles 'Red' Marshall

as Specs McFarlan

George Shdanoff

as Kropotkin

Billy Gray

as Jack Jones

Juan Panalle

as Jibby

Lew Hearn

as Mr. Lyons

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