剧情简介
Synopsis路易斯的母亲出身高贵的阿斯特内家族，但因和一个意大利歌唱家私奔，至死都受到家族排斥。已经长大成人的路易斯深深牢记贵族亲戚们拒绝母亲葬在家庭墓地的嘴脸，又经历心爱的少女茜贝拉因他贫穷拒绝他的求婚，于是着手展开他的复仇计划。他把有爵位继承权的男性亲属一个个用计谋杀掉，旨在自己可以得到公爵爵位，在杀人变得越来越得心应手后，连老弱妇孺都不肯放过，反正他总能制造各种巧合，从来没有人怀疑到他身上。但在复仇计划执行的同时，他也陷入感情困扰——嫁人后的茜贝拉和他藕断丝连，又有个家族内美丽的遗孀艾迪丝爱上了他，愿意和他订婚，在路易斯得意洋洋继承爵位和举办婚礼之际，他的罪行似乎也要败露。
演员表
Cast
亚历克·吉尼斯饰 The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne
Dennis Price饰 Louis Mazzini / His Father
理查德·沃蒂斯饰 Defence Counsel (uncredited)
Jeremy Spenser饰 Young Louis (uncredited) H Harold Young饰 Captain (uncredited)
迈尔斯·马勒森饰 The Hangman
Peter Gawthorne饰 First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)
休·格里菲斯饰 Lord High Steward
Joan Greenwood饰 Sibella C Cavan Malone饰 Young Graham (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith饰 Warder in Jail (uncredited) N Norman Fisher饰 Member of D'Ascoyne Household (uncredited)
Carol White饰 Young Sibella (uncredited)
Valerie Hobson饰 Edith D'Ascoyne
Audrey Fildes饰 Mama
Clive Morton饰 The Prison Governor
John Penrose饰 Lionel Holland
Cecil Ramage饰 Crown Counsel
John Salew饰 Mr. Perkins E Eric Messiter饰 Inspector Burgoyne L Lyn Evans饰 The Farmer B Barbara Leake饰 The Schoolmistress P Peggy Ann Clifford饰 Maud Redpole A Anne Valery饰 The Girl in the Punt制作团队
Crew- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Director of Photography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Editor
- Peter Tanner
- Director
- Robert Hamer
- Original Music Composer
- Ernest Irving
