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Gaslight (1940)

Directed by Thorold Dickinson

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Overview

Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow’s murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow’s relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

Length 84 minutes

Actors

Adolf Wohlbrück | Diana Wynyard | Frank Pettingell | Cathleen Cordell | Robert Newton | Jimmy Hanley | Minnie Rayner | Marie Wright | Aubrey Dexter | Mary Hinton | Angus Morrison | Jack Barty | Alfred Atkins | Edwin Ellis | Kathleen Harrison | Katie Johnson | Molly Raynor | Pat Ronald | Johnnie Schofield