Deadly Record
| Deadly Record | |
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.jpg) Original British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Lawrence Huntington |
| Screenplay by | Vivian A. Cox Lawrence Huntington |
| Produced by | Vivian A. CoxJulian Wintle Leslie Parkyn |
| Starring | Lee Patterson Barbara Shelley Jane Hylton Peter Dyneley Geoffrey Keen John Paul |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| Music by | Neville Mcgrah |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Deadly Record is a 1959 British second feature[1] crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, starring Lee Patterson and Barbara Shelley.[2] It was written by Vivian A. Cox and Huntington based on the 1958 novel by Nina Warner Hooke.[3] It aired in the US in the Kraft Mystery Theatre TV series.[4]
Plot
[edit]When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime.
Cast
[edit]- Lee Patterson as Trevor Hamilton
- Barbara Shelley as Susan Webb
- Jane Hylton as Ann Garfield
- Peter Dyneley as Dr. Morrow
- Geoffrey Keen as Supt. Ambrose
- John Paul as Phil Gamage
- Everley Gregg as Mrs. Mac
- Edward Cast as Constable Ryder
- George Pastell as Angelo
- Ferdy Mayne as Ramon Casadas
- April Olrich as Carmela
- Percy Herbert as Belcher
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine whodunit of the most familiar kind, but with a commodious bag of suspects and an air of brisk efficiency."[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Very familiar plot at least moves with pace and confidence."[6]
DVD Beaver wrote "The film is better than most for this pleasurable genre of short Brit crime-thrillers. I will watch it again when the mood strikes."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Deadly Record". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Gifford, Denis (April 1, 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stars of Mystery The Washington Post and Times-Herald 21 June 1961: C8.
- ^ "Deadly Record". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 88. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ^ "Deadly Record - Lee Patterson". www.dvdbeaver.com.
External links
[edit]- Deadly Record at BFI
- Deadly Record at Letterbox DVD
- Deadly Record at IMDb
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