

Crime · Thriller
Overview
Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal.
Top Cast


Patric Knowles
Patric Knowles
John Gillespie
Patric Knowles
John Gillespie
Nancy O'Neil
Nancy O'Neil
Eleanor
Nancy O'Neil
Eleanor


Henry Caine
Henry Caine
Simmonds
Henry Caine
Simmonds


Henrietta Watson
Henrietta Watson
Aunt Mary
Henrietta Watson
Aunt Mary
Charlotte Leigh
Charlotte Leigh
Miss Barton
Charlotte Leigh
Miss Barton


Shayle Gardner
Shayle Gardner
Wotherspoone
Shayle Gardner
Wotherspoone
Edward Dalby
Edward Dalby
Minting
Edward Dalby
Minting


Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Hobday
Eliot Makeham
Hobday


Bruce Winston
Bruce Winston
Julian Thorpe
Bruce Winston
Julian Thorpe
Louis Goodrich
Louis Goodrich
Coroner
Louis Goodrich
Coroner
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