Crime thriller

Double Confession (1950): Cast & Plot

Name: Double Confession
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1950-04-30
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Cast: Derek Farr, William Hartnell, Joan Hopkins, Peter Lorre, Naunton Wayne

Double Confession is a 1950 crime thriller directed by Ken Annakin, starring Derek Farr as Jim Medway, William Hartnell and Joan Hopkins. It runs 1 hour 26 minutes.

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Released: April 30, 1950
Runtime: 1h 26m (86 min)
Director: Ken Annakin
Genres: Crime , Thriller
Original language: English
Studio: Harry Reynolds Productions
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Double Confession About?

The premise of Double Confession without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

In a single, frantic day the lives of eight strangers become intertwined. A man discovers his estranged wife murdered and tries to frame her lover for the killing. His plan pulls him into the orbit of dangerous criminals who repeatedly fail to eliminate him, while detectives work to untangle the truth and solve the mystery.

Double Confession Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Double Confession Cast & Characters

Derek Farr leads the cast as Jim Medway, with William Hartnell as Charlie Durham and Joan Hopkins as Ann Corday. Directed by Ken Annakin; 28 actors are credited in all.

Director Ken Annakin

Derek Farr as Jim Medway
William Hartnell as Charlie Durham
Joan Hopkins as Ann Corday
Peter Lorre as Paynter

Also Starring in Double Confession

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Naunton Wayne Inspector Tenby
Kathleen Harrison Kate
Esma Cannon Madam Cleo
George Woodbridge Sgt. Sawnton
Peter Butterworth Joe (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths The Spiv
Mona Washbourne Fussy Mother
Arthur Mullard Stretcher-bearer (uncredited)
Hal Osmond Shooting Gallery Attendant
Edward Rigby The Fisherman
Leslie Dwyer Leonard
Ronald Howard Hilary Boscombe
Pat Ryan Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Vida Hope Madam Zilia
Henry Edwards Man in the Shelter
Sidney Vivian Ring Stall Attendant

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Jane Griffiths First Girl
Grace Denbigh Russell Nosey Woman (uncredited)
Andrew Leigh The Reserved Man
Betty Nelson Girl at Shooting Gallery
Roy Plomley Ticket Collector
Diana Connell Second Girl
Norman Astridge Selby
Jennifer Cross Fussy Mother's Child

Plot

Double Confession Plot Summary

What happens in Double Confession from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Late at night, Jim Medway, Derek Farr, returns to the fictional seaside town of Seagate, slipping through the quiet streets toward his estranged wife Lorna’s isolated coastal cottage. As he arrives, he spots Charlie Durham, William Hartnell, coming out of the same house, a moment that hints at a past tangled with infidelity and motive. Jim carries the knowledge that Lorna had been involved with Durham, and he is left to wrestle with a troubling question: did he kill Lorna, or did Durham — or perhaps someone else entirely — have a hand in it?

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