Noose For A Lady (UK-import)
A taut, complex whodunit with a brilliantly nerve-racking climax, Noose for a Lady marked the directorial debut of German-born writer, producer and director Wolf Rilla - best known for 1960's Village of the Damned, his masterly adaptation of John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos. This rare and compelling feature, released in 1953, is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Simon Gale returns from Uganda to find his cousin, Margaret, has been convicted of poisoning her husband, and her execution is only seven days away. Refusing to believe in her guilt, Simon and Margaret's stepdaughter Jill set out to find the real killer, questioning everyone remotely connected with the dead man. As far as Simon is concerned, everyone is a suspect, and when the man who had promised him vital information is found poisoned, he believes he has solved the mystery...