The Six Men

1951 British film by Michael Law

  • Reed De Rouen
  • Richard Eastham
  • Michael Law
  • E. Radford
  • M.A. Radford
Produced byRoger ProudlockStarring
  • Harold Warrender
  • Olga Edwardes
  • Peter Bull
CinematographyS.D. OnionsMusic byHans Gunther Stumpf
Production
company
Vandyke Productions
Distributed byEros Films
Release date
  • August 1951 (1951-08)
Running time
65 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Six Men is a 1951 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Michael Law and starring Harold Warrender, Olga Edwardes and Peter Bull.[2] It was written by Reed De Rouen, Richard Eastham, Michael Law, E. Radford and M.A. Radford.

Plot

Scotland Yard is baffled by a series of crimes committed by a gang known as "The Six Men". Superintendent Holroyd and his assistant Hunter are tasked with bringing the gang to justice.

Cast

  • Harold Warrender as Supintendent Holroyd
  • Olga Edwardes as Christina Frazer
  • Peter Bull as Walkeley
  • Avril Angers as herself
  • Desmond Jeans as Colonel
  • Michael Evans as Hunter
  • Ivan Craig as Wainwright
  • Reed De Rouen as Lewis
  • Christopher Page as Johnny the Kid
  • Louis Wiechert as the Mole
  • Judith Furse as Captain Emsley
  • Michael O'Halloran as Assistant Commissioner
  • Macdonald Parke as McGraw

Production

It was made by the independent Vandyke Productions at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, with location shooting around London.[1]

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A story with an unusual twist which should not be divulged. It is not without excitement and is adequately acted and constructed."[3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Some excitement; actors stoically suffer poor dialogue."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "The Six Men". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "The Six Men". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 18 (204): 315. 1 January 1951 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 375. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.

External links

  • The Six Men at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Six Men then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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