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directed by Terence Young and starring

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, Michael Denison, Peter Burton,

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and

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. It was shot at

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. In the United States the film was retitled ''The Frightened Bride''. It was based on the 1950 novel of the same title by

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Premise

A middle-class family suffer agonies when their eldest son is hanged for murder.

Cast

Critical reception

'' Allmovie'' called it a "grim British drama," but approved of "An excellent all-character-actor cast includes Flora Robson and Andre Morrell as the grieving parents, Michael Denison as the brother and Mai Zetterling as the initial murder victim."; whereas ''

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'' wrote, "Decent performances by some well-known British actors and actresses are wasted on this unbelievable story."

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1952 films 1952 drama films British drama films 1950s English-language films Films directed by Terence Young British black-and-white films Films shot at Nettlefold Studios 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub