The Case of the Frightened Lady (1939)
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A stage play by the astonishingly prolific Edgar Wallace was the source for the British melodrama Case of the Frightened Lady. The story focuses on the aristocratic Lebanon family, with Dowager Lady Lebanon (Helen Hayes) harboring a Deep Dark Secret. It seems that every generation or so, the Lebanon… More A stage play by the astonishingly prolific Edgar Wallace was the source for the British melodrama Case of the Frightened Lady. The story focuses on the aristocratic Lebanon family, with Dowager Lady Lebanon (Helen Hayes) harboring a Deep Dark Secret. It seems that every generation or so, the Lebanon clan produces a homicidal maniac. The unfortunate candidate this time around seems to be Lord Willis Lebanon (Marius Goring), a fact that the Dowager Lady hopes to hide from the world. Alas, blood will tell and murder will out. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George King
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Apr 7, 2009
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Cast
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Marius Goring
as Lord William Lebanon
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Helen Haye
as Dowager Lady Lebanon
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Patrick Barr
as Richard Ferraby
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Felix Aylmer
as Dr. Amersham
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John Warwick
as Stud
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Ronald Shiner
as Detective Sgt. Tatty
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George Merritt
as Detective Inspector Tanner
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Torin Thatcher
as Tilling
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Roy Emerton
as Gilder
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George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Brooks
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Penelope Dudley-Ward
as Isla Crane
- Elizabeth Scott
