Pink String and Sealing Wax
6.6
In Victorian Brighton, a scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison.)
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Mervyn Johns
Edward Sutton
Known for
Dead of Night
Scrooge
Googie Withers
Pearl Bond
Known for
Shine
Dead of Night
Gordon Jackson
David Sutton
Known for
Shaka Zulu
The Great Escape
Garry Marsh
Joe Bond
Known for
Number Seventeen
Scrooge
Jean Ireland
Victoria Sutton
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Soapbox Derby
Affection's Dart
Sally Ann Howes
Peggy Sutton
Known for
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Death Ship
Mary Merrall
Ellen Sutton
Known for
Dead of Night
They Made Me a Fugitive
Catherine Lacey
Miss Porter
Known for
The Servant
The Sorcerers
Frederick Piper
Dr. Pepper
Known for
Passport to Pimlico
49th Parallel
Colin Simpson
James Sutton
David Walbridge
Nicholas Sutton
Also in
The Rake's Progress
The Captive Heart
John Carol
Dan Powell
Known for
It Always Rains on Sunday
Robert Hamer Director · Diana Morgan Writer Roland Pertwee Author
First release November 22, 1945 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Ealing Studios
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 22, 1945
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