The Queen of Spades 1949)

The Queen of Spades is a 1949 British horror film starring Anton Wolbrook and Edith Evans. It is based off a short story by Alrxander Pushkin.

Plot
An army officer who is obsessed with cards, interrogates an elderly countess who sold her soul to the devil to always win at playing them. He eventually murders her and becomes haunted by her vengeful spirit.

Cast

 * Anton Wolbrook as Herman
 * Edith Evans as The Old Countess
 * Yvonne Mitchell as Lizaveta Ivanovna
 * Robald Howard as Andrei
 * Mary Jerrold as Old Varvarushka
 * Anthony Dawson as Fyoder
 * Miles Malleson as Tchybukin
 * Michael Medwin as Hovaisky
 * Athene Seyler as Princess Ivashin
 * Ivor Barnard as Bookseller