Hammer Film Productions
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The Last Page
Poison never came in a prettier package!
A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
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- The Last Page
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CinemaSerf
Sep 9, 2022 · via TMDB
The next time you are comfortably seated in a Barnes & Noble, or a Waterstone's - just (casually) glance about you for signs of criminal activity. Any dark stains on the carpet or on the upholstery...? It would appear, from this standard little blackmail thriller, that bookshops are not the sanctuary we might expect! Diana Dors is "Ruby", the pretty young thing employed by manager George Brent ("Harman") but she is always late. When, one evening, she accidentally catches her blouse on a drawer doing a bit of overtime (honest!), her rather devious boyfriend "Jeff" (a really un-menacing Peter Reynolds) suggests she pretend that it was much more than that and that this married man - about to cash in a £300-odd insurance policy to help his stricken wife - might be an easy mark for a couple of hundred quid. Next thing we know, she's gone missing and a box of books about to be moved from the shop has become considerably heavier! Whodunit, guv? We, the audience, actually know by now, but it's whether the police can find out before "Harman" is toast - that's the question... It's quite a fun little throwaway thriller, this. Raymond Huntley adds a little gravitas to the thing and the remainder of the cast keep the production tight and efficient. Not a great film, it's told in a slightly self-defeating fashion and is probably just fifteen minutes too long, but it is still worth a watch just about.
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George Brent
John Harman
Diana Dors
Ruby Bruce
Marguerite Chapman
Stella Tracy
Raymond Huntley
Clive Oliver
Peter Reynolds
Jeffrey Hart
Eleanor Summerfield
Vi
Meredith Edwards
Inspector Dale
Harry Fowler
Joe
Isabel Dean
May Harman
Archie Duncan
Police Constable
Conrad Phillips
Inspector Todd
Ian Wilson
Mushroom Book Customer
Harold Goodwin
Frank the Waiter
Jim Brady
Vi's Date
Jimmy Sangster
Assistant Director
Terence Fisher
Director
Michael Carreras
Casting Director
James Hadley Chase
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