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Dangerous Assignment (film)

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Dangerous Assignment
Directed byBen R. Hart
Written byChick Messina
Produced byMiriam Crowdy
Starring
Production
company
Touchstone Films
Distributed byApex Film Distributors
Release date
  • November 1950 (1950-11)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Dangerous Assignment is a 1950 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Ben R. Hart and starring Lionel Murton, Pamela Deeming and Ivan Craig.[2] It was written by Chris Messina. The film was made with backing from the newly-formed distributor Apex Films.[1]

Synopsis

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An American crime reporter tries to seek out the whereabouts of a missing car dealer.

Cast

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Reception

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While it was criticised for its weak story, it received praise as a "commendable effort" which had achieved a certain amount of realism.[1]

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Poor, carelessly constructed thriller."[3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Rough and ready thick-ear, indifferently added."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Dangerous Assignment". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Dangerous Assignment". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 17 (193): 187. 1 January 1950 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 297. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
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