The Flaw (1955)

Director
Terence Fisher

Main cast
John Bentley; Donald Houston; Rona Anderson; Doris Yorke; Tonia Bern

Genres
Crime, Thriller

Description
A race car driver marries a woman for her money and plans to murder her. An old suitor steps in to help her but the driver takes steps to eliminate the rival. But there's a flaw in the driver's plans.


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