| Release Date: | Mar 1947 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Runtime: | 85 min |
| Cast: | Oskar Homolka (Desius Heiss) Derek Farr (Robert Graham) Muriel Pavlow (Margaret Heiss) Manning Whiley (Corder Morris) Kathleen Harrison (Mrs. Catt) Garry Marsh (Major Elliot) Kenneth Griffith (Archie Fellows) Jan Van Loewen (Professor Vanetti) Irene Handl (Ruby Towser) Johnnie Schofield (Inspector Robson) Diana Dors (Mildred (uncredited)) Joyce Heron (? (uncredited)) Katie Johnson (Music Box Seller. (uncredited)) Vi Kaley (Flower Seller (uncredited)) David Keir (Gentleman Customer (uncredited)) James Knight (Publican (uncredited)) Eliot Makeham (Usher At Concert Hall (uncredited)) |
Descius Heiss is a French expatriate, and former Devil's Island prisoner, with two passions; driving shrewd bargains in antiques at his Sly Corner Shop, and the care of his motherless, violin-playing daughter, Margaret. But, his comfortable wealth comes more from being a fence for stolen goods than it does buying-and-selling antiques. His secret is discovered by his shop assistant Archie Fellowes, a nasty, sniveling young rat, and he begins blackmailing Heiss. Heiss employs the usual solution to blackmailers, and the film ends in a London concert-hall where Margaret is playing the Mendelssohm Violin Concerto.
