Sam Hurrin — Poison Pen Character Profile

About Sam Hurrin

An unstable villager targeted by the anonymous letters with false accusations about his wife's infidelity. Driven to a drunken rage, he confronts and fatally shoots Len Griffin, significantly escalating the village's violence.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Newton

Appears in

Poison Pen (1939)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Sam Hurrin — Alliance Shared Victim — David (Geoffrey Toone)

  Unspoken bond formed through mutual harassment.

• Sam Hurrin — Conflict Arch Enemy — Len Griffin (Edward Chapman)

  Direct violent antagonism driven by malicious rumors.

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• Mary Rider (Flora Robson)
• Ann Rider (Ann Todd)
• Rev. John Rider (Reginald Tate)
• Sucal Hurrin (Belle Chrystall)
• David (Geoffrey Toone)
• Len Griffin (Edward Chapman)
• Badham (Edward Rigby)
• Mrs. Cashelton (Mary Hinton)
• Colonel Cashelton (Athole Stewart)
• Peter Cashelton (Cyril Chamberlain)
• Mrs. Suggs (Ella Retford)
• Mrs. Scaife (Marjorie Rhodes)