A poor war widow is desperate for a job. She owes on her rent and even contemplates marrying the wrong man – all for the sake of her beloved dog, a gift from her late husband. So fond is she of her little half-blind ageing terrier Terry, she will do just about anything to keep him.
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Accident
A retired police inspector who recognizes a woman in his village as someone he once suspected of murder, even though she was acquitted. The inspector believes she may be a danger, and he is determined to protect her new husband.
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A Fruitful Sunday
Edward Palgrove has saved up to buy a small car, which he and his fiancée, Dorothy Pratt, are both proud of. But neither one is prepared for the journey it will take them on, when the couple on a date pulls off the side of the road and end up buying a basket of fruit. Inside they find a ruby necklace. They also find a newspaper and read about a big jewel robbery. Now they've got to decide what to do with it.
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The Edge
Claire Halliwell lives a quiet country life with her dogs. A conscientious and popular parish worker, she takes everything in her stride even when Sir Gerald Lee, the man she loves, marries Vivien a glamorous city girl. When Claire learns that Vivien is having an affair, her sense of duty to Gerald is stretched to the limit.
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The Rajah’s Emerald
James Bond is persuaded to spend a holiday at a fashionable seaside resort by his girlfriend. She has more money and chooses to stay with friends at the best hotel while he stays, abandoned, at a cheap boarding house. Over the days, the wealthy friends basically turn their noses up at him but soon he gets his own adventure, which begins in a bathing hut.
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