''Black Orchid'' is a 1953 British

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directed by Charles Saunders and starring Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes, and John Bentley. The screenplay concerns a physician who is implicated in the death of his wife which allowed him to marry her sister.

Cast

* Ronald Howard ... Dr. John Winnington * Olga Edwardes ... Christine Shaw * John Bentley ... Eric Blair *

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... Sophie Winnington *

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... Vincent Humphries *

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... Annette *

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... Inspector Markham * Mary Jones ... Mrs. Humphries * Alan Robinson ... Solicitor * Ian Fleming ... Coroner * Tom Gill ... Travel Agent Clerk *

Tucker McGuire Anne Tucker McGuire (29 January 1913 in Winchester, Virginia, USA - 3 August 1988 in London, England) was an American-born actress who appeared largely in British films and television. She married actor Tom Macaulay. She appeared in the 1949 We ...

... American Woman * Richard Shaw ... Lorry Driver * Daniel Wherry ... Padre

Critical reception

Sky movies wrote, "following his success in the title parts of the

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and

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films, John Bentley starred in this murder melodrama which is very typical of British

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production of the period."

References

External links

* 1953 films British mystery films Films directed by Charles Saunders 1950s mystery films British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub