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1949 British film by Maclean Rogers

Dark Secret
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Screenplay by	Moie Charles A.R. Rawlinson
Based on	play The Crime at Blossoms by Mordaunt Shairp
Produced by	Ernest G. Roy
Starring	Dinah Sheridan Emrys Jones Irene Handl
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	Ted Richards
Music by	George Melachrino
Production company	Nettlefold Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	October 1949 (1949-10)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Dark Secret is a 1949 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Dinah Sheridan, Emrys Jones and Irene Handl. It was a remake of the 1933 film The Crime at Blossoms, also directed by Rogers.

Plot

Ex-pilot Chris and his wife Valerie move into an attractive country cottage, only to become obsessed with the murdered woman who used to live there.

Cast

Dinah Sheridan as Valerie Merryman
Emrys Jones as Chris Merryman
Irene Handl as 'Woody' Woodman
Hugh Pryse as A Very Late Visitor
Barbara Couper as Mrs. Barrington
Percy Marmont as Vicar
Geoffrey Sumner as Jack Farrell
Mackenzie Ward as Artist
Charles Hawtrey as Arthur Figson
John Salew as Mr. Barrington
George Merritt as Mr. Lumley
Stanley Vilven as Mr. Woodman
Grace Arnold as Housewife
Esme Beringer as Elderly Lady
Edgar Driver as George - Barman
Molly Hamley-Clifford as Fat Woman
Laurence Naismith as Mr. Grossmith
Terry Randall as Daughter
Johnnie Schofield as Motor Coachman

References

Chibnall & McFarlane p.65
Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

Dark Secret at IMDb

v t e Films by Maclean Rogers
The Third Eye (1929) The Mayor's Nest (1932) The Crime at Blossoms (1933) Summer Lightning (1933) Up for the Derby (1933) Trouble (1933) It's a Cop (1934) Virginia's Husband (1934) The Scoop (1934) The Feathered Serpent (1934) A Little Bit of Bluff (1935) The Right Age to Marry (1935) Old Faithful (1935) Marry the Girl (1935) A Wife or Two (1936) The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936) A Touch of the Moon (1936) Not So Dusty (1936) To Catch a Thief (1936) The Heirloom Mystery (1936) The Happy Family (1936) Nothing Like Publicity (1936) Busman's Holiday (1936) Farewell to Cinderella (1937) Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937) Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937) All That Glitters (1937) Father Steps Out (1937) Why Pick on Me? (1937) Racing Romance (1937) Easy Riches (1938) If I Were Boss (1938) His Lordship Regrets (1938) Darts Are Trumps (1938) Weddings Are Wonderful (1938) Paid in Error (1938) Miracles Do Happen (1939) His Lordship Goes to Press (1939) Garrison Follies (1940) Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940) Shadowed Eyes (1940) Facing the Music (1941) Front Line Kids (1942) Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942) Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942) Variety Jubilee (1943) I'll Walk Beside You (1943) Somewhere in Civvies (1943) Give Me the Stars (1945) Don Chicago (1945) The Trojan Brothers (1946) Woman to Woman (1947) Calling Paul Temple (1948) The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) Dark Secret (1949) Paul Temple's Triumph (1950) Something in the City (1950) Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951) Madame Louise (1951) Paul Temple Returns (1952) Salute the Toff (1952) Hammer the Toff (1952) Down Among the Z Men (1952) Alf's Baby (1953) Force's Sweetheart (1953) Behind the Headlines (1953) Flannelfoot (1953) Johnny on the Spot (1954) Calling All Cars (1954) Assignment Redhead (1956) Not So Dusty (1956) You Pay Your Money (1957) Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) Mark of the Phoenix (1958) A Clean Sweep (1958) Just Joe (1960)

Films by Maclean Rogers

The Third Eye (1929)
The Mayor's Nest (1932)
The Crime at Blossoms (1933)
Summer Lightning (1933)
Up for the Derby (1933)
Trouble (1933)
It's a Cop (1934)
Virginia's Husband (1934)
The Scoop (1934)
The Feathered Serpent (1934)
A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
The Right Age to Marry (1935)
Old Faithful (1935)
Marry the Girl (1935)
A Wife or Two (1936)
The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936)
A Touch of the Moon (1936)
Not So Dusty (1936)
To Catch a Thief (1936)
The Heirloom Mystery (1936)
The Happy Family (1936)
Nothing Like Publicity (1936)
Busman's Holiday (1936)
Farewell to Cinderella (1937)
Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937)
Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937)
All That Glitters (1937)
Father Steps Out (1937)
Why Pick on Me? (1937)
Racing Romance (1937)
Easy Riches (1938)
If I Were Boss (1938)
His Lordship Regrets (1938)
Darts Are Trumps (1938)
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
Paid in Error (1938)
Miracles Do Happen (1939)
His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)
Garrison Follies (1940)
Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
Shadowed Eyes (1940)
Facing the Music (1941)
Front Line Kids (1942)
Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)
Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
Variety Jubilee (1943)
I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
Somewhere in Civvies (1943)
Give Me the Stars (1945)
Don Chicago (1945)
The Trojan Brothers (1946)
Woman to Woman (1947)
Calling Paul Temple (1948)
The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
Dark Secret (1949)
Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
Something in the City (1950)
Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
Madame Louise (1951)
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
Salute the Toff (1952)
Hammer the Toff (1952)
Down Among the Z Men (1952)
Alf's Baby (1953)
Force's Sweetheart (1953)
Behind the Headlines (1953)
Flannelfoot (1953)
Johnny on the Spot (1954)
Calling All Cars (1954)
Assignment Redhead (1956)
Not So Dusty (1956)
You Pay Your Money (1957)
Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
A Clean Sweep (1958)
Just Joe (1960)

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