Story :When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
Cast
Dennis PriceLouis Mazzini / His Father
Alec GuinnessThe D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Joan GreenwoodSibella
Valerie HobsonEdith D'Ascoyne
Audrey FildesMama
Miles MallesonThe Hangman
Clive MortonThe Prison Governor
John PenroseLionel Holland
Cecil RamageCrown Counsel
Hugh GriffithLord High Steward
John SalewMr. Perkins
Eric MessiterInspector Burgoyne
Lyn EvansThe Farmer
Barbara LeakeThe Schoolmistress
Peggy Ann CliffordMaud Redpole
Anne ValeryThe Girl in the Punt
Arthur LoweThe Reporter
Peter GawthorneFirst Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)