Rough Shoot
An American military officer (Joel McCrea) and his wife (Evelyn Keyes) move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful English countryside, only to discover the area is a hotbed of spies and secret agents. Director Robert Parrish's 1952 British espionage thriller--with a climax set at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London--also stars Herbert Lom, Marius Goring, Roland Culver, Frank Lawton and Megs Jenkins.
Robert Parrish
Casts & Crew
Joel McCrea
Evelyn Keyes
Herbert Lom
Roland Culver
Marius Goring
Frank Lawton
Patricia Laffan
Cyril Raymond
Karel Stepanek
David Hurst
Denis Lehrer
Laurence Naismith
Megs Jenkins
Robert Dickens
Jack McNaughton
Arnold Bell
Ellis Irving
Clement McCallin
Joan Hickson
Powys Thomas
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