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The Case of the Frightened Lady   1940         N/R, 80 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery Director: George King   Cast: Marius Goring, Helen Haye, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Patrick Barr, John Warwick, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner, George Merritt, Torin Thatcher, Elizabeth Scott, Roy Emerton, George Hayes   Lord William Lebanon (Marius Goring) and his mother, Dowager Lady Lebanon (Helen Haye), share homicidal tendencies that run in their family. When the murdered body of chauffeur Studd (John Warwick) is found, Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Tanner (George Merritt) and Deputy Sergeant Totty (Ronald Shiner) step in and try to solve a very difficult case. Based on a stage play by Edgar Wallace. Cast Marius Goring Lord William Lebanon Helen Haye Dowager Lady Lebanon Penelope Dudley-Ward Isla Crane Patrick Barr Richard Ferraby John Warwick Arthur Studd, the chauffeur Felix Aylmer Dr. Lester Amersham Ronald Shiner Detective Sgt. Totty George Merritt Dtective Inspector Tanner Torin Thatcher Jim Tilling, the Groundsman Elizabeth Scott Mrs. Tilling Roy Emerton Gilder, senior footman George Hayes Brooks, junior footman