The Drayton Case

Nan
0h 26m
1953
6 /10 (1)

Overview

During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.

Country : United Kingdom
Genre : Crime
Languages : English
Released Date: 1953-02-01

Top Billed Cast

Edgar Lustgarten

Self: Narrator

Victor Platt

Drayton

Hilda Barry

Mrs. Drayton

John Le Mesurier

Divisional Superintendent Henley

Vincent Ball

Henley's Assistant

Bartlett Mullins

Mr Taylor

Edward Malin

Caretaker

Geoffrey Bellman

Pathologist

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