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Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress is a British film directed by Godfrey Grayson with Valentine Dyall
Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (1949)
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Add to a movie listDoctor Morelle is a 1949 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Valentine Dyall, Peter Drury and Hugh Griffith. It was made by Hammer Films and based on a play by Wilfred Burr. It is also known by the alternative title Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress.
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Private detective Doctor Morelle, who is intrigued by a case of a wealthy young woman who has mysteriously vanished...Actors
Valentine Dyall
(Dr. Morelle)
Hugh Griffith
(Bensall, the butler)
Jean Lodge
(Cynthia Mason)
Sidney Vivian
James Raglan
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