No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
Overview
Filmed in England but set in New York, No Orchids For Miss Blandish tells of a sheltered heiress who is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods, in what starts out as a jewel robbery and turns into a kidnapping/murder when one of them kills the bridegroom. More mayhem ensues as the three kidnappers soon end up dead.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.625 |
Directed By
St. John Legh Clowes
Crew
St. John Legh Clowes
St. John Legh Clowes
St. John Legh Clowes
Oswald Mitchell
George Minter
George Melachrino
Gerald Gibbs
Manuel del Campo
James Hadley Chase
Harry Moore
Bernard Lewis
Laurie Lawrence
TOP CAST
Jack La Rue
Slim Grisson
Hugh McDermott
Dave Fenner
Linden Travers
Miss Blandish
Walter Crisham
Eddie Schultz
MacDonald Parke
Doc (as Macdonald Parke)
Danny Green
Flyn
Lilli Molnar
Ma Grisson (as Lilly Molnar)
Charles Goldner
Louis--Headwaiter
Zoe Gail
Margo (as Zoë Gail)
Leslie Bradley
Ted Bailey
Richard Nielson
Riley (as Richard Nelson)
Michael Balfour
Barney
Frances Marsden
Anna Borg
Jack Lester
Police Capt. Brennan
Bill O'Connor
Johnny
Irene Prador
Olga--Johnny's Girl
Percy Marmont
John Blandish
John McLaren
Foster Harvey
Annette D. Simmonds
Cutie--Club Hostess (as Annette Simmons)
Jack Durant
Nightclub Comic
Halama
Specialty Act (as Halama and Konarski)
C. Konarski
Specialty Act (as Halama and Konarski)
Toy
Specialty Act (as Toy and Wyng)
Wing
Specialty Act (as Toy and Wyng)
Bart Norman
uncredited
Walter Gotell
uncredited
Sid James
uncredited
Harold Kasket
uncredited
Dale MacDonald
uncredited
Gibb McLaughlin
uncredited
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