Trent's Last Case (1952)
Overview
When a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed suicide is really a murder, and becomes highly interested in the young widow and the dead man's private secretary.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2517 |
Directed By
Herbert Wilcox
Crew
Herbert Wilcox
E.C. Bentley
Bill Lewthwaite
Len Townsend
Herbert Wilcox
William C. Andrews
Pamela Bower
Anthony Collins
Mutz Greenbaum
Wally Fairweather
Alan Hall
Helen Penfold
Maude Churchill
Nora Bentley
Harold Fletcher
Frank Hollands
John Wilcox
TOP CAST
Michael Wilding
Philip Trent
Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Manderson
Orson Welles
Sigsbee Manderson
John McCallum
John Marlowe
Miles Malleson
Burton Cupples
Hugh McDermott
Calvin C. Bunner
Jack McNaughton
Martin
Sam Kydd
Inspector Murch
Kenneth Williams
Horace Evans
Geoffrey Bayldon
Reporter in Court
Ernest Blyth
Concert Attendee
Robert Cawdron
Police Constable
John Chandos
Tim O'Reilly
Anthony Collins
Conductor
Henry Edwards
Coroner
Eileen Joyce
Pianist
Ben Williams
Jimmy - Reporter
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