Dead Man's Chest (1965)

Director
Patrick Dromgoole

Main cast
John Meillon; Ann Firbank; John Thaw; Peter Bowles; Graham Crowden

Genres
Mystery

Description
Two young journalists simulate a murder, but the scheme backfires when the mock victim disappears.


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