
Companions in Crime
Crime
Overview
Two stories, in the Scotland Yard Series to show that crime does not pay. This was a compilation of two episodes from the television series Stryker of the Yard (1954) featuring Clifford Evans
Top Cast


Clifford Evans
Clifford Evans
Inspector Stryker
Clifford Evans
Inspector Stryker


George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
Sergeant Hawker
George Woodbridge
Sergeant Hawker


Kenneth Haigh
Kenneth Haigh
John Kendall
Kenneth Haigh
John Kendall


Maurice Kaufmann
Maurice Kaufmann
Arnold Kendall
Maurice Kaufmann
Arnold Kendall


Christine Silver
Christine Silver
Mrs. Kendall
Christine Silver
Mrs. Kendall
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