The Blue Parrot
Suspense and romance meet in this film. A nightclub is the scene of a murder. The club's hostess and her American boyfriend find the killer.
John Harlow
Allan MacKinnon
Casts & Crew
Dermot Walsh
Jacqueline Hill
Ballard Berkeley
June Ashley
Richard Pearson
Ferdy Mayne
John Le Mesurier
Valerie White
Victor Lucas
Edwin Richfield
Diane Watts
Also Directed by John Harlow
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