Thriller / Crime /

Score: 64%( 36 votes )

Overview: On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

Cast:

Sydney Greenstreet
Jerome K. Arbutny

Geraldine Fitzgerald
Crystal Shackleford

Peter Lorre
Johnny West

Joan Lorring
Icey Crane

Robert Shayne
Bertram Fallon

Marjorie Riordan
Janet Elliott

Arthur Shields
Prosecutor

Rosalind Ivan
Lady Rhea Beladon

John Alvin
Junior Clerk

Peter Whitney
Timothy Delaney aka Gabby

Alan Napier
David Shackleford

Clifford Brooke
Senior Clerk

Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Proctor

Norman Ainsley
Mr. Giesing (uncredited)

Edward Biby
Man on the Street (uncredited)

Benny Burt
Drunken Stranger (uncredited)

Woody Chambliss
Man in Pub (uncredited)

Tom Coleman
Pub Patron (uncredited)

Alec Craig
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti
Stockbroker (Voice) (uncredited)

Leslie Denison
Detective (uncredited)

Creighton Hale
Man in Pub (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Magistrate (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert
Sir Robert (uncredited)

Keith Hitchcock
Donald Fry (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson
Police Inspector in Pub (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
Prison Turnkey (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey
Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Alfred, Innkeeper / Bartender (uncredited)

Connie Leon
Flower Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Logan
'Major' George Alfred Beach (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Waiter (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Leo White
News Hawker (uncredited)

Eric Wilton
Bailiff (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe
Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)

John Burton
Narrator (uncredited)

Tom Pilkington
Man in Pub (uncredited)

Stanley Mann
Newshawker (uncredited)

Thomas Martin
Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)