Gorgeous Kate Dax and her crime-writer husband, Andrew, investigate the murder of eccentric spinster Miss Tulip at a remote country cottage.
Diana Dors
Kate Dax
Patrick Holt
Andrew Dax
Jack Hulbert
Constable Feathers
Cicely Courtneidge
Millicent Tulip
Joss Ambler
Inspector Thorne
Ida Patlanski
Judith Gale
George Roderick
Sergeant Akers
Brian Oulton
Dr. Willis
Ian Wilson
Police photographer
A.E. Matthews
Mr. Potts
Director
Leslie Arliss
Screenplay
Jack Hulbert
Screenplay
Bill Luckwell
November 12, 2022
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Patrick Holt is "Dax", a successful crime writer who is suffering from a bit of a mental block. His wife "Kate" (Diana Dors) suggest they take a break in the country where they encounter the eponymous "Miss Tulip" (Cicely Courtneidge) - but not for long. On coming down in the morning, they discover the French windows open and their guest shot dead. The police arrive and under the investigative gaze of "Insp. Thorne" (Joss Ambler) the game is afoot. Dors was always a very light-weight actress and offers little of substance here, but at times there is a bit of fun tit-for-tat dialogue between the policeman and the novelist to keep this otherwise entirely forgettable comedy off the rocks. The ending is not quite the stuff of Agatha Christie but it's a little bit quirky and all-in-all this is actually quite a passable, low-budget, hour or so of bucolic sleuthing.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00