Paul Temple's Triumph
1950 British film by Maclean Rogers
- May 1950 (1950-05)
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Paul Temple's Triumph is a 1950 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan and Jack Livesey.[1] It was the third in the series of four Paul Temple films made at Nettlefold Studios[2] and was an adaptation of the Francis Durbridge radio serial News of Paul Temple (1939). Temple is on the trail of a gang of international criminals trying to steal atomic secrets.
Cast
- John Bentley as Paul Temple
- Dinah Sheridan as Steve Temple
- Jack Livesey as Sir Graham Forbes
- Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Weston
- Barbara Couper as Mrs. Morgan
- Jenny Mathot as Jacqueline Giraud
- Andrew Leigh as Professor Hardwick
- Hugh Dempster as Oliver Ffollett
- Dino Galvani as Van Draper
- Ivan Samson as Major Murray
- Bruce Seton as Bill Bryant
- Leo de Pokornoy as Dr. Steiner
- Michael Brennan as Hammond
- Joseph O'Conor as Inspector Crane
- Shaym Bahadur as Rikki
- Gerald Rex as Ernie
- Ben Williams as Mr. Weston
- Anne Hayes as Celia Hardwick
- Peter Butterworth as telephone engineer
- Hamilton Keene as an interested visitor
- Frederick Morant as doctor
- Jean Parker as nurse
- Denis Val Norton as 1st gangster
- Michael Hogarth as 2nd gangster
Critical reception
In a contemporary review The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A competently made and acted thriller, with pleasant New Forest locations."[3]
TV Guide called it "an uninvolving series entry."[4]
The Radio Times wrote: "perhaps too many scenes are staged in hotel rooms, but the plot rattles along, with Teutonic boffins, petrol smugglers, snooping reporters and French singers armed with doped cigarettes distracting the Temples from cracking the case."[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as “mediocre” and wrote: "Runs like a radio script on screen; no triumph for the famous sleuth this time.'' [6]
References
- ^ "Paul Temple's Triumph". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Paul Temple's Triumph". Monthly Film Bulletin. 17 (193): 87. 1 January 1950 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Paul Temple's Triumph". TV Guide.
- ^ David Parkinson. "Paul Temple's Triumph". RadioTimes.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 360. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
External links
- Paul Temple's Triumph at IMDb
- Paul Temple's Triumph at ReelStreets
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Films by Maclean Rogers
- The Third Eye (1929)
- The Mayor's Nest (1932)
- The Crime at Blossoms (1933)
- Summer Lightning (1933)
- Up for the Derby (1933)
- Trouble (1933)
- It's a Cop (1934)
- Virginia's Husband (1934)
- The Scoop (1934)
- The Feathered Serpent (1934)
- A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
- The Right Age to Marry (1935)
- Old Faithful (1935)
- Marry the Girl (1935)
- A Wife or Two (1936)
- The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936)
- A Touch of the Moon (1936)
- Not So Dusty (1936)
- To Catch a Thief (1936)
- The Heirloom Mystery (1936)
- The Happy Family (1936)
- Nothing Like Publicity (1936)
- Busman's Holiday (1936)
- Farewell to Cinderella (1937)
- Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937)
- Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937)
- All That Glitters (1937)
- Father Steps Out (1937)
- Why Pick on Me? (1937)
- Racing Romance (1937)
- Easy Riches (1938)
- If I Were Boss (1938)
- His Lordship Regrets (1938)
- Darts Are Trumps (1938)
- Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
- Paid in Error (1938)
- Miracles Do Happen (1939)
- His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)
- Garrison Follies (1940)
- Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
- Shadowed Eyes (1940)
- Facing the Music (1941)
- Front Line Kids (1942)
- Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)
- Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
- Variety Jubilee (1943)
- I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
- Somewhere in Civvies (1943)
- Give Me the Stars (1945)
- Don Chicago (1945)
- The Trojan Brothers (1946)
- Woman to Woman (1947)
- Calling Paul Temple (1948)
- The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
- Dark Secret (1949)
- Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
- Something in the City (1950)
- Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
- Madame Louise (1951)
- Paul Temple Returns (1952)
- Salute the Toff (1952)
- Hammer the Toff (1952)
- Down Among the Z Men (1952)
- Alf's Baby (1953)
- Force's Sweetheart (1953)
- Behind the Headlines (1953)
- Flannelfoot (1953)
- Johnny on the Spot (1954)
- Calling All Cars (1954)
- Assignment Redhead (1956)
- Not So Dusty (1956)
- You Pay Your Money (1957)
- Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
- Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
- A Clean Sweep (1958)
- Just Joe (1960)
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