Robert Newton
Dr. Clive Riordan
Phil Brown
Bill Kronin
Sally Gray
Storm Riordan
Naunton Wayne
Supt. Finsbury
James Harcourt
Aitkin (butler)
Betty Cooper
Miss Stevens (receptionist)
Allan Jeayes
The Colonel, blustery club member
Ronald Adam
Talkative, balding club member
Roddy Hughes
Bespectacled third club member, from Whitehall
Olga Lindo
Mrs. Humphries
Stanley Baker
Policeman at Garage
Russell Waters
Detective at GarageMichael Balfour
American Sailor Promoting Book
Sam Kydd
Club steward
Ernest Clark
Lyonel Watts
Club MemberReleased
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- #police inspector
- #london bobby
- #unfaithful wife
- #poisoned drink
- #thriller
- #screenplay adapted by autor
Reviews
This is probably the best straight-part effort from Robert Newton I've ever seen. He is super as the doctor "Riorden" who has had just about enough of his wife's infidelities so decides to rid himself of her latest flame "Bill" (Phil Brown). After surprising the couple at their home, he somehow (and this is very much the weaker part of the film) manages to get the man chained to the wall of a bomb
Man's Best Friend. Obsession (AKA: The Hidden Room) is directed by Edward Dmytryk and adapted to screenplay by Alec Coppel from his own book and play. It stars Robert Newton, Phil Brown, Sally Gray and Naunton Wayne. Music is by Nino Rota and cinematography by C.M. Pennington-Richards. Finally having had enough of his wife's affair with a young lover, Dr. Clive Riordan (Newton) plots a dev