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7.6 / 10 IMDb June 23, 1949 1h 44m
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
Director
Runtime
1h 44m
Release Date
June 23, 1949
Genre
Comedy, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
Dennis Price
as Louis Mazzini / His Father
Alec Guinness
as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Joan Greenwood
as Sibella
Valerie Hobson
as Edith D'Ascoyne
Audrey Fildes
as Mama
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Miles Malleson
as The Hangman
Clive Morton
as The Prison Governor
John Penrose
as Lionel Holland
Cecil Ramage
as Crown Counsel
Hugh Griffith
as Lord High Steward
John Salew
as Mr. Perkins
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Eric Messiter
as Inspector Burgoyne
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Lyn Evans
as The Farmer
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Barbara Leake
as The Schoolmistress
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Peggy Ann Clifford
as Maud Redpole
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Anne Valery
as The Girl in the Punt
Arthur Lowe
as The Reporter
Peter Gawthorne
as First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
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Molly Hamley-Clifford
as Lady Redpole (uncredited)
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Leslie Handford
as Gamekeeper Hoskins (uncredited)
Production Companies
Ealing StudiosJ. Arthur Rank Organisation
Michael Balcon Productions
Kind Hearts and Coronets Official Trailer 1949
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