The House of the Arrow (1953 film)

The House of the Arrow
Australian daybill poster
Directed by	Michael Anderson
Written by	Edward Dryhurst
Based on	The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. Mason
Produced by	Vaughan N. Dean
Starring	Oskar Homolka Yvonne Furneaux Robert Urquhart and
Cinematography	Erwin Hillier
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis
Music by	Gerald Crossman
Production company	ABPC
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date	August 1953 (1953-08)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The House of the Arrow is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Oskar Homolka, Robert Urquhart and Yvonne Furneaux. It is the fourth film version of the 1924 novel The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. Mason, featuring his French detective Inspector Hanaud.

Cast

• Oskar Homolka as Inspector Hanaud
• Robert Urquhart as Jim Frobisher
• Yvonne Furneaux as Betty Harlowe
• Josephine Griffin as Ann Upcott
• Harold Kasket as Boris Wabersky
• Pierre Lefevre as Detective Maurice Thevenet
• Pierre Chaminade as Detective Moreau
• Jacques Cey as Police Commissaire Giradot
• Keith Pyott as Gaston, the butler
• Andrea Lea as Francine, the maid
• Rene Leplay as Hanaud's Clerk
• Anthony Nicholls as Lawyer Jarrett
• Ruth Lodge as Nurse Jeanne Baudin

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "one advantage the 1953 version of House of the Arrow has over the first versions is the bluff, hearty presence of Oscar Homolka, who could entertain an audiences by reading the want ads if he so desired"; and Britmovie noted, "director Michael Anderson handles the thrills pleasantly and the noir suspense is balanced out by Hanaud’s conceited humour with fine results. Austrian actor Oscar Homolka produces a fine portrayal of Mason’s super-smug detective of the French Surete, and the rest of the Anglo-French cast provide sterling support in this well turned-out thriller."

External links

• The House of the Arrow at IMDb
• The House of the Arrow at AllMovie