Lady of Vengeance
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Bernard Donnenfeld
Ann Sears
Anton Diffring
Patrick Barr
| Lady of Vengeance | |
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Original British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Burt Balaban |
| Written by | Irve Tunick |
| Produced by | Burt Balaban Bernard Donnenfeld |
| Starring | Dennis O'Keefe Ann Sears Anton Diffring Patrick Barr |
| Cinematography | Ian D. Struthers (as Ian Struthers) |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| Music by | Phil Cardew |
Production companies | Princess Production Corporation Rich & Rich Ltd. |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Lady of Vengeance is a 1957 British second feature ('B')[1] film noir crime film directed by Burt Balaban and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ann Sears, Anton Diffring and Patrick Barr.[2][3] It was written by Irve Tunick.
When 21-year-old Melissa Collinsv commits suicide, her guardian, the domineering American newspaper publisher William T. Marshall, searches (in flashback) for a reason. He finds it in a letter he receives from Melissa, after her death. In this, she asks Marshall to take revenge on her lover, philandering musician Larry Shaw, who caused her such pain he made life not worth living. Marshall hires criminal mastermind, Karnak, an avid philatelist. He promises him a rare stamp in exchange for planning the torturous murder of Larry Shaw. Meanwhile, Marshall's loyal secretary, Katie Whiteside, attempts to calm her boss's obsessive desires for vengeance. Matters become additionally complicated however, when Karnak targets the wrong man.
Cast
- Dennis O'Keefe as William T. Marshal
- Ann Sears as Katie Whiteside
- Anton Diffring as Emile Karnak
- Patrick Barr as Inspector Madden
- Vernon Greeves as Larry Shaw
- Eileen Elton as Melissa Collins
- Frederick Schiller as Schleigel
- Jacqueline Curtis as Penny
- G. H. Mulcaster as Bennett
- Gerald Case as Hawley
- Jack McNaughton as Coroner
- Colin Croft as bartender
- Andy Ho as houseman
- Humphrey Morton as Corbey