The Vicious Circle

When Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress whom he had just met at the London Airport murdered in his flat, he is led into a world of murder, blackmail, and a fake passport scam.

Cast

John Mills

as Dr. Howard Latimer

Derek Farr

as Kenneth Palmer

Noelle Middleton

as Laura James

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Maj. Harrington aka Robert Brady

Roland Culver

as Detective Inspector Dane

Mervyn Johns

as Dr. George Kimber

Rène Ray

as Mrs. Ambler

Lionel Jeffries

as Geoffrey Windsor

Lisa Daniely

as Frieda Veldon

David Williams

as The Detective Sergeant

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