The film starts at the Old Bailey. The Judge is directing the jury to go out and return a verdict in a murder trial. Hours later they are still arguing. The foreman then gives his idea as to what happened.
Hartley Powers is the head of a stockbroker company. He is a wolf in wolfs clothing. He is married and has just told his private secretary that she wont divorce his wife and marry her. He advertises for a new secretary.
Margaret Lockwood's husband has decided to go to Africa for a few months on work and forbidden her to take a job. She has to put up with this and his lesbian sister,the clothes are a giveaway.
She sees an ad in the paper and applies. There are a number of people in the waiting room,including a young and garrulous Kathleen Harrison.
Power sends the others away. He appoints Lockwood not knowing that she is married.
He convinces her to come away with him for the weekend on business. Of course he wants to give her the business. She runs away and resigns from the job, WARNING SPOILERS Power sends her a diamond bracelet. However at that moment hubby arrives home as his job has collapsed. He gives her a ceremonial knife and a rather plain broch. He spies the diamond broch and she cant manage to explain it he accuses her of being unfaithful and slams out the door.
5 minutes later Powers appears and makes further advances to her. Lockwood grabs the knife and in the ensuing struggle he stabs her.
We then go back to the jury room and low and behold Power is the foreman of the jury. They go back into court. When asked for their verdict Power gives a verdict of not guilty to the protestations of the other jury members. You then hear a shot. Powers has committed suicide.
So quite a few twists and turns but it felt as if the scriptwriters were clutching at straws.
Hartley Powers is the head of a stockbroker company. He is a wolf in wolfs clothing. He is married and has just told his private secretary that she wont divorce his wife and marry her. He advertises for a new secretary.
Margaret Lockwood's husband has decided to go to Africa for a few months on work and forbidden her to take a job. She has to put up with this and his lesbian sister,the clothes are a giveaway.
She sees an ad in the paper and applies. There are a number of people in the waiting room,including a young and garrulous Kathleen Harrison.
Power sends the others away. He appoints Lockwood not knowing that she is married.
He convinces her to come away with him for the weekend on business. Of course he wants to give her the business. She runs away and resigns from the job, WARNING SPOILERS Power sends her a diamond bracelet. However at that moment hubby arrives home as his job has collapsed. He gives her a ceremonial knife and a rather plain broch. He spies the diamond broch and she cant manage to explain it he accuses her of being unfaithful and slams out the door.
5 minutes later Powers appears and makes further advances to her. Lockwood grabs the knife and in the ensuing struggle he stabs her.
We then go back to the jury room and low and behold Power is the foreman of the jury. They go back into court. When asked for their verdict Power gives a verdict of not guilty to the protestations of the other jury members. You then hear a shot. Powers has committed suicide.
So quite a few twists and turns but it felt as if the scriptwriters were clutching at straws.
