Deadly Nightshade (1953)
- Directed by
- John Gilling
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 01m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A convict escapes prison and trades identities with a man who looks exactly like him. But the new life he steps into is more dangerous than the one he left behind.
suspensefulgrittynoirishtensedrearyshadowyparanoidbleak
What happens
Deadly Nightshade is a 1953 British second feature ('B') crime drama film directed by John Gilling and starring Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall and John Horsley. The screenplay was by Lawrence Huntington. A convict on the run switches identities with a lookalike, only to find himself in even deeper trouble. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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