Black Orchid (1953 film)
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Black Orchid is a 1953 British mystery film
directed by Charles Saunders
and starring Ronald Howard
, Olga Edwardes and John Bentley
. A doctor is implicated in the death of his wife which allowed him to marry her sister.
Mystery film
Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...
directed by Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders (director)
Charles Joel Saunders was an English film director and screenwriter who started in the industry as a film editor, and who also contributed to television...
and starring Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard (British actor)
Ronald Howard was an English actor and writer best known in the U.S. for starring in a weekly Sherlock Holmes television series in 1954. He was the son of actor Leslie Howard.- Life and work :...
, Olga Edwardes and John Bentley
John Bentley (actor)
John Bentley was a British film actor who emerged in the 1970s as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated new husband in the soap opera Crossroads. He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances...
. A doctor is implicated in the death of his wife which allowed him to marry her sister.
Cast
- Ronald HowardRonald Howard (British actor)Ronald Howard was an English actor and writer best known in the U.S. for starring in a weekly Sherlock Holmes television series in 1954. He was the son of actor Leslie Howard.- Life and work :...
... Dr. John Winnington - Olga Edwardes ... Christine Shaw
- John BentleyJohn Bentley (actor)John Bentley was a British film actor who emerged in the 1970s as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated new husband in the soap opera Crossroads. He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances...
... Eric Blair - Mary Laura Wood ... Sophie Winnington
- Patrick BarrPatrick BarrPatrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
... Vincent Humphries - Sheila BurrellSheila BurrellSheila Mary Burrell was a British actress. A cousin of Lord Olivier, she was born in Blackheath, London, the daughter of a salesman. She attended St John's, Bexhill-on-Sea and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London...
... Annette - Russell NapierRussell NapierRussell Gordon Napier was an Australian actor.Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a live BBC television production...
... Inspector Markham - Mary Jones ... Mrs. Humphries
- Alan Robinson ... Solicitor
- Ian FlemingIan Fleming (actor)Ian Fleming was an Australian born character actor with credits in over 100 British movies.He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes...
... Coroner - Tom GillTom Gill (actor)-Selected filmography:* Midshipman Easy * The High Command * Mister Drake's Duck * The Happy Family * Jumping for Joy * Behind the Headlines * Carry on Admiral...
... Travel Agent Clerk - Tucker McGuireTucker McGuireTucker McGuire was an American-born actress who appeared largely in British films and television. She was born as Anne Tucker McGuire.-Selected filmography:* Strangers on Honeymoon * Clothes and the Woman...
... American Woman - Richard Shaw ... Lorry Driver
- Daniel Wherry ... Padre