The Straw Man
6.1
“A suspense thriller....of GREED and PASSION!”
A newly married man is convicted of murdering a former lover in his apartment, and sentenced to hang. With a payout on his life worth 20,000 pounds, the insurance company sends an investigator to find out the truth.
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Cast
11 people
Dermot Walsh
Malcolm "Mal" Farris
Known for
The Flesh and the Fiends
Clifford Evans
Jeff Howard
Known for
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Kiss of the Vampire
Lana Morris
Ruth Hunter
Also in
Howards' Way
Man of the Moment
Amy Dalby
Lucy Graham
Also in
Smoke Over London
The Night Has Eyes
Ronald Ward
Clay Rushlow
Also in
The Man Behind the Mask
They Met in the Dark
Josephine Stuart
Miss Ward
Known for
Oliver Twist
Peter Williams
Inspector Conrad
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
John Forrest
Johnny Gordon
Known for
Great Expectations
Philip Saville
Link Hunter
Also in
Contraband Spain
The Betrayal
Neal Arden
O'Brien
Known for
I, Claudius
Hamlyn Benson
Porter
Also in
Up in the World
Brandy for the Parson
Donald Taylor Director · Doris Miles Disney Author Gerald Gibbs Cinematographer
First release August 17, 1953
Production
Hedgerley
Production
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 17, 1953
Theatrical · (Rated A)
No release date listed for United States.
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