''Run a Crooked Mile'' is a 1969 British

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directed by

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and starring

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Plot

Richard Stuart, an English schoolteacher on holiday, is a witness to a murder among a group of wealthy men in a secluded mansion in the English countryside. When he reports it to the police, however, no evidence of the group or any murder can be found, only a golden key on the floor. When he tries to investigate further he is knocked unconscious. He wakes up in a hospital room in Geneva (after an apparent polo accident) and is astounded to discover that two years have elapsed, during which he has been unhappily married to a beautiful woman, Elizabeth (

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) and living a rich and extravagant life under the name Tony Sutton. Gradually realising that Elizabeth is genuine, and not part of a conspiracy against him, he asks her to help him understand how he got into his situation, and what to do about it. They return to England, and eventually to the secluded mansion.

Reception

Acclaimed for its original premise, stylish photography (by Arthur Grant) and use of exotic locations, the film has managed to develop a cult following. In 2018, the film was released on DVD by the German Label PIDAX, with a running time of only 93 min.

Cast

- Richard Stuart *

- Elizabeth Sutton *

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- Dr. Ralph Sawyer *

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- Caretaker *

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- Sir Howard Nettleton * Terence Alexander - Peter Martin * Ronald Howard - Insp. Huntington *

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- Lord Dunnsfield * Norman Bird - Sgt. Hooper *

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- Chairman *

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- Business spokesman *

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- Secretary *

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- Sister Teresa * Nora Nicholson - Miss Abernathy

External links

* American television films 1960s crime thriller films 1969 television films 1969 films Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films directed by Gene Levitt {{crime-thriller-film-stub