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The Rossiter Case is a 1951 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell and Stanley Baker in a small role.

Plot

Peter Rossiter's wife Liz is paralysed after they are in a car accident caused by his driving. He has an affair with his sister-in-law, Honor. When Honor is found shot dead, suspicion falls on him.

Cast

• Helen Shingler as Liz Rossiter
• Clement McCallin as Peter Rossiter
• Sheila Burrell as Honor
• Frederick Leister as Sir James Ferguson
• Ann Codrington as Marty
• Henry Edwards as Doctor Bendix
• Dorothy Batley as Nurse West
• Gabrielle Blunt as Alice
• Stanley Baker as Joe
• Eleanor Bryan as Agnes
• Ewen Solon as Inspector
• Robert Percival as Sergeant
• Dennis Castle as Constable
• Frederic Steger as Hobson
• Anthony Allen as Arthur

References

1. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
2. "The Rossiter Case (1951)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
3. Searle, Francis (21 January 1951), The Rossiter Case (Drama, Mystery), Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell, Hammer Films, retrieved 11 September 2024

External links

• The Rossiter Case at the British Film Institute
• The Rossiter Case at IMDb

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