The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson[a] is a 1947 British crime film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Anthony Hulme, Lesley Osmond and Frank Hawkins.[1] The plot concerns a valuable inheritance, murder, confusions of identity, and a mysterious crime boss.
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Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
Written by | Francis Miller Oswald Mitchell (Additional scenes & dialogue) |
Produced by | Gilbert Church |
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Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
Music by | Isaac Snoek |
Production company | Gilbert Church Productions (as Bushey) |
Distributed by | Ambassador Film Productions Ltd. (UK) |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Synopsis
editA solicitor's secretary is taking a will to a client to be altered. Nearing the address, she bumps into a stranger and after finds a body (who turns out to be the client) lying murdered. The police find a note pinned to the dead man signed by a "V.L.S.". Mr Nicholson (V.L.S.) is approached by the police and he takes up the case.
Cast
edit- Anthony Hulme as Nicholson / Raeburn
- Lesley Osmond as Peggy Dundas
- Frank Hawkins as Inspector Morley
- Andrew Laurence as Waring
- Douglas Stewart as Seymour
- George Bishop as Mr Browne
- Josie Bradley as Freda
- Ivy Collins as Mrs Barnes
Notes
edit- ^ The opening credits show the title as "Mysterious Mr. Nicholson".
References
edit- ^ "The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson (1947)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
External links
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