Cloak Without Dagger
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| Directed by | Joseph Sterling |
| Written by | A. R. Rawlinson |
| Produced by | A. R. Rawlinson |
| Starring | Philip Friend Mary Mackenzie Leslie Dwyer |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Carmen Beliaeff |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns |
Production company | Balblair Productions |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cloak Without Dagger (U.S title Operation Conspiracy[1]) is a 1956 British second feature ('B')[2] thriller film directed by Joseph Sterling and starring Philip Friend, Mary Mackenzie and Leslie Dwyer.[3][4] It was written and produced by A. R. Rawlinson.
Plot
[edit]A fashion reporter is united with a former boyfriend, after a chance meeting, and helps him to track down an enemy spy.
Cast
[edit]- Philip Friend as Major Felix Gratton
- Mary Mackenzie as Kyra Gabaine
- Leslie Dwyer as Fred Borcombe
- Allan Cuthbertson as Colonel Packham
- John G. Heller as Peppi Gilroudian dress designer
- Chin Yu as Yan Chu
- Bill Nagy as Mario Oromonda
- Patrick Jordan as Captain Willis
- Marianne Stone as Mrs. Markley
- Frank Thornton as Mr. Markley
- Gerrey Levey as night club entertainer
- Boris Ranevsky as Antoine
- María Mercedes as Spanish girl
- Larry Taylor as Sergeant Blake
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Medium-paced British comedy thriller. Despite an obvious denouement and a somewhat disconcerting number of loose ends, the plot builds up a reasonable degree of suspense; and the leading players, notably John Heller as the professional spy, give confident performances."[5]
The Radio Times described it as "an uncomfortable mix of romance and myster.y"[6]
Britmovie called it a "light-hearted spy story with a touch of romance."[7]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Some thrills, some unintentional laughs."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Operation Conspiracy". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Cloak Without Dagger". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Cloak without Dagger (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Cloak Without Dagger". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 23 (264): 31. 1 January 1956 – via ProQuest.
- ^ David Parkinson. "Cloak without Dagger". RadioTimes.
- ^ "Cloak Without Dagger". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 293. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
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