Green for Danger 1946  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank Launder
Cast: Leo Genn, Henry Edwards, Trevor Howard, Ronald Adam, Alastair Sim, Judy Campbell, Moore Marriott, Sally Gray, Rosamund John, Megs Jenkins
Something is very wrong at a British wartime hospital; first Joseph Higgins (Moore Marriott) dies during a routine operation, and when Sister Bates (Judy Campbell) becomes suspicious, she also ends up dead! It is up to Inspector Cockrill (Alastair Sim) to solve the case. Good mystery!
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Obsession 1949  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Hidden Room
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Robert Newton, Sally Gray, Phil Brown, Naunton Wayne, Olga Lindo, Ronald Adam, James Harcourt, Betty Cooper, Roddy Hughes, Michael Balfour, Allan Jeayes, Russell Waters, Sam Kydd
London psychiatrist Dr. Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) traps American Bill Kronin (Phil Brown) in a cellar when he catches Kronin having an affair with his wife, Storm (Sally Gray). It appears to be a perfect crime because it is believed that Kronin simply disappeared. Meanwhile, Clive is preparing an acid bath to dispose of Bill's body after he kills him. But, once again, there is a flaw in the "perfect crime." This time, it is Storm's pet dog that follows Clive to the hiding place.
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The Saint in London 1939  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Cast: George Sanders, Sally Gray, David Burns, Gordon McLeod, Henry Oscar, Ralph Truman, Charles Carson, Carl Jaffe, Athene Seyler, John Abbott
The Saint (George Sanders) is in London, where his talents are brought to bear on a counterfeiting plot. Socialite Penny Parker (Sally Gray) falls for the Saint, and, against his wishes, gets involved in the investigation. Fun.
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The Saint's Vacation 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae, Cecil Parker, Leueen MacGrath, Gordon McLeod, John Warwick, Ivor Barnard, Manning Whiley, Felix Aylmer
Hugh Sinclair takes on the role of the Saint, and Leslie Charteris, the author of the original Saint novels, co-writes this not-bad entry. The Saint and his buddy Monty Hayward (Arthur Macrae) are on vacation in Switzerland when they get involved with a music box containing a secret code. Murder and international intrigue follow as the suave Saint gets on the trail.
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They Made Me a Fugitive 1947 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: I Became a Criminal
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Cast: Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones, Rene Ray, Mary Merrall, Charles Farrell, Michael Brennan, Jack McNaughton, Cyril Smith, Vida Hope
Clem (Trevor Howard), an ex-RAF pilot, is bored in postwar England, so he joins a gang. He is framed by the gang leader after a failed heist and sent to jail. After escaping, he heads to London for revenge.
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| 1. Green for Danger (1946)
2. Obsession (1949)
aka: The Hidden Room
3. The Saint in London (1939)
4. The Saint's Vacation (1941)
5. They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
aka: I Became a Criminal
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