Summary
The Mark of Cain is a British crime film first released in 1947,
directed by Brian Desmond Hurst.
The film is based on a novel by Joseph Shearing and stars Eric Portman, Sally Gray, Patrick Holt, Dermot Walsh and Denis O’Dea.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
- Script: Christianna Brand, Francis Crowdy, Joseph Shearing (novel)
- Photo: Erwin Hillier
- Music: Bernard Stevens
- Cast: Eric Portman (Richard Howard), Sally Gray (Sarah Bonheur), Patrick Holt (John Howard), Dermot Walsh (Jerome Thorn), Denis O’Dea (Sir William Godgrey), Edward Lexy (Lord Rochford), Therese Giehse (Sister Seraphine), Maureen Delaney (Daisy Cobb), Helen Cherry (Mary), Vida Hope (Jennie), Dora Sevening (Mme. Bonheur), Janet Kay (Sylvia), James Hayter (Dr. White), Helen Goss (Lizzie Burt), Beryl Measor (Nurse Brand), Andrew Cruickshank (Sir Jonathon Dockwra), Marjorie Gresley (Lady Rochford), May MacDonald (Mrs. White), Susan English (Sally Howard), John Warren (Mr. Wilkins), Rose Howlett (Mrs. Wilkins), Miles Malleson (Mr. Burden), William Mervyn (Mr. Bonnington), Noel Howlett (Judge), Arthur Howard (Clerk of the Court), Hope Matthews (Foreman of the Jury), Olwen Brookes (Mrs. Fisher), Johnnie Schofield (Chemist), Sydney Bromley (Martin (Richard’s Man)), Fred Johnson (Prison Chaplain), Albert Ferber (Pianist), John Hollingsworth (Conductor), George Opoka (M. Vernier), Jacqueline Robert (Madame Vernier), Tony Etienne (Jean (Chateau Footman)), Willoughby Gray (Photographer), Adrian Wallet (Reporter), James B. Carson (Reporter), Mary Daniels (First Programme Seller), Jean Bowler (Second Programme Seller), Wensley Pithey (Opera House Attendant), Michael Logan (Police Inspector), Nora Gordon (Guard), Christiana Forbes (Guard), Sheila Raynor (Guard), Jean Anderson, Ian Wilson (Extra)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 88 min; B&W
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