''Companions in Crime'' (A.K.A. ''Stryker Strikes Twice'') is a 1954 British

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...

directed by John Krish and starring Clifford Evans, George Woodbridge and

Kenneth Haigh Kenneth William Michael Haigh (25 March 1931 – 4 February 2018) was an English actor. He first came to public recognition for playing the role of Jimmy Porter in the play ''Look Back in Anger'' in 1956 opposite Mary Ure in London's West End ...

. The film is a spin-off from the television series ''

Stryker of the Yard ''Stryker of the Yard'' (also known as ''Stryker of Scotland Yard'' and ''Scotland Yard Cases'' ) is a 1953 British crime film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Clifford Evans, Susan Stephen, Jack Watling and Eliot Makeham. A second ...

'', and features two cases transmitted as separate TV episodes: ''The Case of the Two Brothers'' and ''The Case of the Black Falcon''.

Plot

Two cases for "Inspector Stryker". In the first case, the detective utilises the aid of young Martha to clear her fiancé, John Kendall, who has been falsely convicted of murder. In the second, Stryker is tipped off that a yachtsman is a jewel smuggler.

Cast

* Clifford Evans - Chief Inspector Robert Stryker * George Woodbridge - Sergeant Hawker *

- John Kendall * Maurice Kaufmann - Arnold Kendall *

Christine Silver Christine Silver (17 December 1883 – 23 November 1960) was a British stage, film and television actress, and a playwright. Early life Christine Isie Silver was born in 1883 (some sources give 1884), in London, the daughter of Arthur Silver a ...

- Mrs. Kendall *

Eliot Makeham Harold Elliott Makeham (22 December 1882 – 8 February 1956) was an English film and television actor. Career Makeham was born in London, England. Between 1931 and 1956, Makeham appeared, primarily in character roles, in 115 films and in 1 ...

- Councillor Sandford * Dorothy Alison - Sheila Marsden

References

External links

* 1954 films Films directed by John Krish 1954 crime films British crime films 1950s English-language films British black-and-white films 1950s British films {{1950s-crime-film-stub