
The House of the Arrow
Mystery
Overview
A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.
Top Cast


Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka
Inspector Hanaud
Oskar Homolka
Inspector Hanaud


Robert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart
Jim Frobisher
Robert Urquhart
Jim Frobisher


Yvonne Furneaux
Yvonne Furneaux
Betty Harlowe
Yvonne Furneaux
Betty Harlowe


Josephine Griffin
Josephine Griffin
Ann Upcott
Josephine Griffin
Ann Upcott


Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket
Boris Wabersky
Harold Kasket
Boris Wabersky
Ruth Lodge
Ruth Lodge
Nurse
Ruth Lodge
Nurse
Pierre Lefevre
Pierre Lefevre
Detective Maurice Thevenet
Pierre Lefevre
Detective Maurice Thevenet
Pierre Chaminade
Pierre Chaminade
Detective Moreau
Pierre Chaminade
Detective Moreau


Jacques Cey
Jacques Cey
Police Commissaire Giradot
Jacques Cey
Police Commissaire Giradot


Anthony Nicholls
Anthony Nicholls
Lawyer Jarrett
Anthony Nicholls
Lawyer Jarrett
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