About this release
Part of the Vintage Classics collection 1946 drama based on the play by Roland Pertwee. Googie Withers plays Pearl Bond, the frustrated wife of an 1880s Brighton tavern keeper. Looking for a way to escape her marriage, Pearl persuades a chemist's son to act as accomplice in a murder plot... Ealing Studios classic directed by Robert Hamer.
Disc 1
DVD
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
89 min
CrimeThrillerDrama
In Victorian Brighton, a scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison.)
Credits
Director
Robert Hamer
Writer
Diana Morgan
Cast
Mervyn Johnsas Edward Sutton
Googie Withersas Pearl Bond
Gordon Jacksonas David Sutton
Garry Marshas Joe Bond
Jean Irelandas Victoria Sutton
Sally Ann Howesas Peggy Sutton
Mary Merrallas Ellen Sutton
Catherine Laceyas Miss Porter
Frederick Piperas Dr. Pepper
Colin Simpsonas James Sutton
Cinematographer
Stanley Pavey
Editor
Michael Truman
Producer
Michael Balcon
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 24, 2026