''The Scarlet Web'' is a 1954 British
crime film
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directed by
Charles Saunders and starring
Griffith Jones,
Hazel Court
Hazel Court (10 February 1926 – 15 April 2008) was an English actress. She is known for her roles in British and American horror films during the 1950s and early 1960s, including Terence Fisher's ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957) and ...
and
Zena Marshall
Zena Moyra Marshall (1 January 1926 – 10 July 2009) was a British actress of film and television, who was born in Kenya.
Early years
Marshall was of English, Irish and (on her mother's side) French descent.
Though born in Kenya, after her ...
.
[Chibnall & McFarlane p.184]
The film was made at
Walton Studios
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in
London
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. Its sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
John Stoll
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.
Plot
A man, just released from prison, is approached by a blonde, who asks him to steal a letter from a man, who has blackmailed her husband.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
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1954 films
British crime films
1954 crime films
Films directed by Charles Saunders
Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
British black-and-white films
Films shot in London
1950s English-language films
1950s British films
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