

Cloudburst
1951-07-01 · 83 min · ★ 6.4
Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are speeding away from the scene of a murder. Haunted, grieving, and thirsting for revenge, Graham sets out to find the two fugitive murderers.
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- Directors
- Francis Searle
- Production companies
- Hammer Film Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Robert PrestonJohn Graham
Elizabeth SellarsCarol Graham
Colin TapleyInspector Davis
Sheila BurrellLorna Dawson
Harold LangMickie Fraser / Kid Python
Mary GermainePeggy Reece
Stanley BakerMilkman
Edith SharpeMrs. Reece
Thomas HeathcoteJackie
George WoodbridgeSgt. Ritchie
Noel HowlettJohnson
Martin BoddeyDesk Sgt.
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