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The Clouded Yellow

The Clouded Yellow
★ 6.3/10•1950•1h 35m•NR•Mystery•Thriller

Tense, exciting, unusual !

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.

Ralph Thomas · Director

Janet Green · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 21, 1950

Actors

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Sophie Malraux

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Maj. David Somers

Sonia Dresdel

Sonia Dresdel

Jess Fenton

Barry Jones

Barry Jones

Nicholas Fenton

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Willy Shepley

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Police Inspector

André Morell

André Morell

Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Police Superintendent

Gerard Heinz

Gerard Heinz

Dr. Karl Cesare

Lily Kann

Minna Cesare

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Taxidermist

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Employment Agent

Sandra Dorne

Sandra Dorne

Kyra

Maire O'Neill

Maire O'Neill

Nora

Maxwell Reed

Maxwell Reed

Hick

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Young Woman at Nora's House (uncredited)

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