''Circumstantial Evidence '' is a 1952 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 combi ...

directed by

Daniel Birt Daniel Birt (23 June 1907 – 15 May 1955) was an English film director and editor. Career Birt began his career as an editor in 1932 with an assistant credit on '' The Lucky Number'' and went on to edit 12 films during the 1930s. World W ...

and starring

Rona Anderson Rona Anderson (3 August 1926 – 23 July 2013) was a Scottish stage, film, and television actress. She appeared in TV series and on the stage and films throughout the 1950s. She appeared in the films '' Scrooge'' and '' The Prime of Miss Jean Br ...

Patrick Holt Patrick Holt (31 January 1912 – 12 October 1993) was an English film and television actor. Biography Born Patrick G. Parsons in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Holt spent some of his childhood in India with his uncle, after which he was sen ...

and

Frederick Leister Frederick Leister (1 December 1885 – 24 August 1970), was an English actor. He began his career in musical comedy and after serving in the First World War he played character roles in modern West End plays and in classic drama. He appeared in ...

. The film was produced by Phil Brandon for Act Films Ltd.Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. . ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Phil Brandon) - "There were, of course, far more cinemas than there are today. To give a few examples, ''Night Was Our Friend'' secured 1,335 bookings...''Circumstantial Evidence'' 1,568..." It was made as

second feature A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature ...

and shot at

Shepperton Studios Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not to be confused ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold.

Plot

A woman seeks evidence held by her husband that might prevent her divorce, so she can marry another man.

Cast

as Linda Harrison *

as Michael Carteret * John Arnatt as Steve Harrison *

John Warwick John McIntosh Beattie (4 January 1905 – 10 January 1972), known professionally as John Warwick, was an Australian actor, and television dramatist. Early life He was born John McIntosh Beattie (many sources give "Beattle") at Bellingen, New S ...

as Pete Hanken *

as Sir Edward Carteret * Ronald Adam as Sir William Harrison * June Ashley as Rita Hanken *

Peter Swanwick Walter Peter Swanwick (29 September 1922 – 14 November 1968) was a British actor best remembered as the "Supervisor" (sometimes called the Controller) in the 1967 TV series, ''The Prisoner''. Swanwick's film career began with bit parts in f ...

as Charlie Pott * Lisa Lee as Gladys Vavasour * Ballard Berkeley as Insp. Hall * Ian Fleming as Commander Hewitt * Ben Williams as Brand * Leonard White as Det. Sgt. Davey

References

External links

* 1952 films 1952 crime films Films directed by Daniel Birt British crime films British black-and-white films Films set in England Films shot at Shepperton Studios 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-crime-film-stub