Footsteps in the Fog

"CLOSE ENOUGH TO KISS...OR KILL!"

Aug 1 1955 Approved 1h 30m
Drama, Thriller

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

Plot

To his Victorian London friends, Stephen Lowry is a heartbroken widower. Only his housemaid Lily knows that far from dying of gastroenteritis his wife was slowly poisoned by her husband - information she is happy to use to improve her position in the household and to make sure she stays close to Stephen. As his own prospects improve with a business partnership and a romance more of his own class, Stephen decides that Lily must go. Unfortunately for him, his first attempt gives her even more of a hold over him.

Written by

Dorothy Davenport, Lenore J. Coffee, Arthur Pierson

Directed by

Arthur Lubin

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Frankovich Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

Scores
# of Votes
2,418
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA