''Deadlock'' is a 1943 British crime film directed by Robert Haines and starring
John Slater in a dual role as twin brothers. A
quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 29) was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
Description
T ...
, it was listed on the
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...
's
BFI 75 Most Wanted
The BFI 75 Most Wanted is a list compiled in 2010 by the British Film Institute of the most sought-after British feature films not held in the BFI National Archive, and classified as "missing, believed lost". The films chosen range from quota ...
list of
lost film
A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
s;
as a result, it was rediscovered.
Cast
*John Slater as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
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Cecile Chevreau as Eileen
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Molly Hamley-Clifford
Molly Hamley-Clifford (born Irene Leila Hamley Clifford; 1 August 1887 – 7 June 1956) was a British stage and film actress.
Early life
Clifford was born on 1 August 1887 in Exeter the daughter of George W and Eliza Clifford.
Selected filmog ...
as Martha
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Hugh Morton as Arkell
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Gordon Edwards as Geoffrey
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Mirren Wood as a village girl
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Richard Lindsay as the judge
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George Dewhurst as Slaks
References
External links
BFI 75 Most Wanted entry with extensive notes
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British crime films
British black-and-white films
1943 crime films
1943 films
1940s rediscovered films
Rediscovered British films
1940s British films
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