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Alias John Preston (1955)

Name: Alias John Preston
Director: David MacDonald
Genre: Misterio
Released: 1955
Duration: 71 min
Cast: Betta St. John, Alexander Knox, Christopher Lee, Sandra Dorne, Patrick Holt

1955 · David MacDonald · 71 min · United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him until a newly appointed consultant psychiatrist shows up and starts asking some probing questions.

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