''Blind Man's Bluff'' is a 1952 British 'B'

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directed by Charles Saunders and starring

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, and Anthony Pendrell. It was written by

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Plot

Author Roger Morley, son of a police inspector, is looking for inspiration for his next novel, and solves a gang mystery that had baffled

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Cast

as Christine Stevens *

as Rikki Martin * Anthony Pendrell as Roger Morley *

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as Stevens *

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as Inspector Morley *

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as Lefty Jones * Tony Doonan as Charley * Barbara Shaw as Clare Raven *

Joan Hickson Joan Bogle Hickson (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series '' Miss Marple''. She also narrated a number of ...

as Mrs. Kipps * Michael Ward as jewellers' assistant

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "Most low-budget thrillers rigidly conform to pattern, and this modest British effort is no exception to the rule.... All the salient situations are telegraphed, and thrills are few and far between." '' Picture Show'' described the film as a "neat thriller." Chibnall and McFarlane in ''The British 'B' Film'' called the film "an uneasy combination of stock characters and complicated plotting."

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* {{Portalbar, 1950s, Film, London 1952 films Films directed by Charles Saunders 1952 crime films British crime films British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films English-language crime films