Deadly Record
1959 film
- June 1959 (1959-06) (UK)
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Deadly Record is a 1959 British second feature[1] crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, starring Lee Patterson and Barbara Shelley.[2] It was based on the novel by Nina Warner Hooke.[3] It aired in the US as part of the Kraft Mystery Theatre.[4]
Plot
When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime.
Cast
- 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
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]
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."[6]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Deadly Record - Lee Patterson". www.dvdbeaver.com.
External links
- Deadly Record at BFI
- Deadly Record at Letterbox DVD
- Deadly Record at IMDb
- Deadly Record then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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Films directed by Lawrence Huntington
- After Many Years (1930)
- Romance in Rhythm (1934)
- The Bank Messenger Mystery (1936)
- Strange Cargo (1936)
- Two on a Doorstep (1936)
- Cafe Mascot (1936)
- Full Speed Ahead (1936)
- Passenger to London (1937)
- Screen Struck (short, 1937)
- Twin Faces (1937)
- Dial 999 (1938)
- Bad Boy (1938)
- This Man Is Dangerous aka The Patient Vanishes (1941)
- Tower of Terror (1941)
- Suspected Person (1942)
- Women Aren't Angels (1943)
- Warn That Man (1943)
- Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
- Wanted for Murder (1946)
- The Upturned Glass (1947)
- When the Bough Breaks (1947)
- Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948)
- Man on the Run (1949)
- The Franchise Affair (1951)
- There Was a Young Lady (1953)
- The Accused (1953)
- The Genie (1953)
- Thought to Kill (1954)
- The Red Dress (1954)
- Destination Milan (1954)
- Eight Witnesses (TV film, 1954)
- Contraband Spain (1955)
- Deadly Record (1959)
- The Fur Collar (1962)
- Stranglehold (1963)
- Death Drums Along the River (1963)
- The Vulture (1967)
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