''The Right Person'' is a
1955 featurette
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made in the
United Kingdom
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by
Hammer Film Productions
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. It was directed by
Peter Cotes.
Production
It was filmed almost entirely on one set at
Bray Studios
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, by then Hammer's permanent home. Establishing shots were filmed by producer
Michael Carreras
Michael Henry Carreras (21 December 1927 – 19 April 1994) was a British film producer and director. He was known for his association with Hammer Films, being the son of founder James Carreras, and taking an executive role in the compan ...
and a small crew in the
Danish
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
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capital of
Copenhagen
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. A short
travelogue
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* Travel literature, a record of the experiences of an author travelling
* Travel documentary
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was also filmed while they were there.
It was shot in
Eastmancolor
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Eastmancolor, introduced in 1950, was on ...
and
Cinemascope by
Walter J. Harvey. The music was by
Eric Winstone
Eric Winstone (born 1 January 1913 in London, died 2 May 1974 in Pagham, Sussex) was an English big band leader, conductor and composer.
Biography and career
Playing piano in his spare time from a job as Westminster Gas and Coke Company led hi ...
.
Plot
Margo Lorenz plays the newly married Martha Jorgensen, who is sat in her Copenhagen hotel room waiting for her husband, Jorgen, to return. She receives a visit from the mysterious Mr. Rasmusson (
Douglas Wilmer
Douglas Wilmer (8 January 1920 – 31 March 2016) was an English actor, best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the 1965 TV series ''Sherlock Holmes''.
Early life
Wilmer was born in Brentford, Middlesex, and received his education at Kin ...
), who claims to have been a "comrade" of her husband during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. He asks her not to tell her husband he is there if he should call.
When Jorgen rings, Martha tells him there is a visitor, but Rasmusson is furious that she has told him he is waiting, and produces a gun. He reveals that he and Jorgenson were two of a group of 12 men in the
Danish underground resistance. They were discovered, and ten were shot. Rasmusson concludes that the only other survivor must have been the informer, whom he suspects has returned to the country to claim the equivalent of £5,000 stolen from the organisation. After more than ten years, he has sought out Jorgenson in order to kill him in revenge.
The distraught Martha refuses to believe her husband could have lied to her, but eventually admits she has some doubts.
When Jorgenson (
David Markham
David Markham (3 April 1913 – 15 December 1983) was an English stage and film actor for over forty years.
Markham was born Peter Basil Harrison in Wick, Worcestershire and died in Hartfield, East Sussex.
In 1937 he married Olive Dehn (19 ...
) arrives home, he and Rasmusson talk, but Rasmusson does not reveal his true intent. After questioning him, Rasmusson establishes that Jorgenson is not the man he is looking for. The threesome drink together, and Rasmusson leaves in a noticeably cheerier mood, thankful to have spared Martha the distress of losing her husband.
Martha is satisfied that her husband has not lied, until the final moments, when Jorgen reveals he has been out for the day on business, settling the estate of a late uncle - who has left him the princely sum of £5,000.
See also
*
Hammer filmography
References
External links
*
British short films
Hammer Film Productions films
Featurettes
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