Ninth in line for the D'Ascoyne fortune, poor relation Louis (Dennis Price) sets out to bump off the other eight heirs ahead of him, including a general, a parson, and a dowager all played by Alec Guinness.

Awards and Recognition:

Best British Film nomination (BAFTA Awards, 1950)

Top Foreign Films, Best Actor - Alec Guinness (National Board of Review, 1950)

Restoration:

For the 2019 restoration, the 35mm nitrate original negative was scanned in 4K resolution at 16bit by the BFI Film Archive. The resulting files were sent to Silver Salt Restoration for restoration and color grading. Extensive manual correction was carried out on a frame-by-frame basis to fix large dirt debris, warping, tears, scuffs, and scratches. It was color corrected by Senior Colorist Steve Bearman.