The Clouded Yellow

Year: 1950

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Ralph Thomas

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Tense and unusual, the story follows former British Secret Service agent David Somers (Trevor Howard), who takes a quiet job cataloguing butterflies at the country estate of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. When a local gamekeeper is murdered, their niece Sophie Malraux (Jean Simmons) is wrongly accused. Somers helps her flee, and the pair embark on a cross‑country chase that ends in a coastal city where they plan to board a ship. The real murderer is finally uncovered, bringing the drama to a satisfying close.

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