A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_
- 7.3
- 1962
- Released
- 1h 47m
Jack Warner
Det. Insp. Fred Fellows
Yolande Donlan
Jean Sherman
Michael Goodliffe
Clyde Burchard
John Le Mesurier
Mr Simpson
John Barron
Ray Tenby
Moira Redmond
Joan Simpson
Christine Bocca
Mrs Simpson
Brian Oulton
Restlin
Ray Barrett
Sgt GormanNorman Chappell
Andy RoachJoan Newell
Mrs Banks
Ronald Lewis
Det. Sgt. Jim WilksPeter Ashmore
Mr. Bunnell (uncredited)
Timothy Bateson
Porter (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon
Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)Basil Beale
Police Clerk (uncredited)
Gerald Campion
Glazier (uncredited)
Reginald Marsh
Hilders (uncredited)Fred Ferris
Information Sergeant (uncredited)
John Horsley
Supt. Ramsey (uncredited)
Clifford Earl
2nd Press Man (uncredited)Charles Houston
Garage Foreman (uncredited)Julie Samuel
Lois (uncredited)Robert Raglan
Chief Constable (uncredited)Graham Skidmore
1st Press Man (uncredited)
Kevin Stoney
Mr. Gardner (uncredited)Charles Lamb
Mr. Peck (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Secretary (uncredited)Geoffrey Russell
Chief Superintendent (uncredited)Michael McStay
Police Operator (uncredited)Graham Payn
Mr. Blake (uncredited)
Released
en
- #based on novel or book
- #police
- #detective
- #film noir
- #murder
- #brighton, england
- #british noir
- #procedure
Reviews
This is quite a sophisticated little murder mystery that sees Jack Warner and Ronald Lewis team up to investigate the murder of a woman. As the title suggests, they start with a mess of clues and suspects and have to sift through the seedier side of England's south coast with it's curious collection of characters - including an on-form Michael Goodliffe ("Burchard") and Yolanda Donlan ("Jean"). Th