''Dark Secret'' is a 1949 British

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers (13 July 1899 – 4 January 1962) was a British film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography Director * '' The Third Eye'' (1929) * ''The Mayor's Nest'' (1932) * '' Up for the Derby'' (1933) * ''The Crime at Blossoms' ...

and starring

Dinah Sheridan Dinah Sheridan (born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg; 17 September 1920 – 25 November 2012) was an English actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for the films ''Genevieve'' (1953) and ''The Railway Children'' (1970); the lon ...

, Emrys Jones and

Irene Handl Irene Handl (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was a British author and character actress who appeared in more than 100 British films. Life Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the younger of two daughters of an Austria-born father ...

. It was a remake of the 1933 film ''

The Crime at Blossoms ''The Crime at Blossoms'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as '' Dark Secret''. After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman become ...

'', also directed by Rogers.

Plot

Ex-pilot Chris and his wife Valerie move into an attractive country cottage, only to become obsessed with the murdered woman who used to live there.

Cast

as Valerie Merryman * Emrys Jones as Chris Merryman *

as 'Woody' Woodman *

Hugh Pryse Hugh Pryse (1910–1955) was a British character actor. He was born on 11 November 1910 with the name John Hwfa Pryse, and was billed as Hwfa Pryse in the films ''Penn of Pennsylvania'' and '' "Pimpernel" Smith. His stage work included Peter Br ...

as A Very Late Visitor *

Barbara Couper Barbara Couper (1903–1992) was a British stage, film and television actress. She made her stage debut in 1925 and played leading roles at Stratford in the 1930s. Her screen work included several films and much television. Selected filmography ...

as Mrs. Barrington *

Percy Marmont Percy Marmont (25 November 1883 – 3 March 1977) was an English film actor. Biography Marmont appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1968. A veteran film actor by 1923, he scored a big hit that year in ''If Winter Comes'', later rem ...

as Vicar *

Geoffrey Sumner Geoffrey Sumner (20 November 1908, Ilfracombe, Devon – 29 September 1989, Alderney, Channel Islands) was a British actor. As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for British Movietone News., His parents were Edmund ...

as Jack Farrell *

Mackenzie Ward Mackenzie Ward (20 February 1903 – January 1976) was a British stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or ...

as Artist * Charles Hawtrey as Arthur Figson *

John Salew John Rylett Salew (1902 (some sources state 1 January 1897)14 September 1961) was an English stage film and TV actor. Salew made the transition from stage to films in 1939, and according to Allmovie, "the manpower shortage during WWII enabled ...

as Mr. Barrington * George Merritt as Mr. Lumley * Stanley Vilven as Mr. Woodman *

Grace Arnold Grace Arnold (19 September 1894 – 26 February 1979) was an English actress. Selected filmography * ''Guilt'' (1931) * '' Men Without Honour'' (1939) - Mrs. Hardy * ''Crimes at the Dark House'' (1940) - Maid (uncredited) * ''Spare a Copper'' ...

as Housewife *

Esme Beringer Esme Beringer (5 September 1875 – 31 March 1972) was an English actress who was noted for her bartitsu fencing skills. Early life Esme Beringer was born in London, the daughter of pianist Oscar Beringer and novelist and playwright Aimée Dani ...

as Elderly Lady *

Edgar Driver Edgar Driver (1 November 188515 September 1964) was a British actor."Edgar Driver"
at BFI.

Selec ...

as George - Barman *

Molly Hamley-Clifford Molly Hamley-Clifford (born Irene Leila Hamley Clifford; 1 August 1887 – 7 June 1956) was a British stage and film actress. Early life Clifford was born on 1 August 1887 in Exeter the daughter of George W and Eliza Clifford. Selected filmo ...

as Fat Woman *

Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films '' Scrooge'' (1970) and the children's ghost fil ...

as Mr. Grossmith *

Terry Randall Terry William "Igor" Randall (born 5 February 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Manly-Warringah club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He is regularly n ...

as Daughter *

Johnnie Schofield Johnnie William Schofield (10 March 1889 – 9 September 1955) was a British actor, known for '' The Middle Watch'' (1948), ''Tawny Pipit'' (1944) and '' Melody of My Heart'' (1936). Early life John William Schofield was born on 10 March 1889 i ...

as Motor Coachman

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

* 1949 films British crime films 1949 crime films Films directed by Maclean Rogers Films set in England Films shot at Nettlefold Studios Films produced by Ernest G. Roy British black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-film-stub