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The Woman in Question is a British film of genre Drama directed by Anthony Asquith with Jean Kent
The Woman in Question (1950)
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Add to a movie listThe Woman in Question (released in the United States as Five Angles on Murder) is a 1950 British mystery film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Jean Kent, Dirk Bogarde and John McCallum. After a woman is murdered, the complex and very different ways in which she is seen by several people are examined. It was loosely adapted into the 1954 Indian film Andha Naal.
Synopsis
Agnes Huston, an English widow, is found murdered at her house. Superintendent Lodge, the detective on the case, and Inspector Butler start questioning people closely associated with her. Her neighbour Mrs. Finch, tells Lodge that Agnes is a gentlewoman, and throughout her rendition Agnes is shown in a pleasant looking, smart and well-mannered light. She explains that Agnes’ sister Catherine Taylor is a rude, obnoxious woman.Actors
Jean Kent
(Agnes / Madame Astra / Parrot (voice))
Dirk Bogarde
(R.W. (Bob) Baker)
Susan Shaw
(Catherine Taylor)
Hermione Baddeley
(Mrs. Finch)
Charles Victor
(Albert Pollard)
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