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''Death Is a Number'' is a 1951 British second feature ('B')
horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ...
directed by Robert Henryson and starring
Terence Alexander Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama '' Bergerac'', which ran for nine series on BBC1 between 1981 and 1991. Ea ...
,
Lesley Osmond Lesley Osmond (23 November 1921 – March 1987) was a British actress. She appeared in the West End theatre, West End in the 1944 play ''The Rest is Silence (play), The Rest is Silence'' and the 1953 musical ''The Glorious Days''. Selected filmo ...
and
Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-up ...
. It was written by Charles K. Shaw.


Plot

A racing driver is persecuted by the number 9.


Cast

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Terence Alexander Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama '' Bergerac'', which ran for nine series on BBC1 between 1981 and 1991. Ea ...
as Alan Robert *
Lesley Osmond Lesley Osmond (23 November 1921 – March 1987) was a British actress. She appeared in the West End theatre, West End in the 1944 play ''The Rest is Silence (play), The Rest is Silence'' and the 1953 musical ''The Glorious Days''. Selected filmo ...
as Joan Robert *
Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-up ...
as James Gregson * Denis Webb as John Bridgnorth * Isabel George as nurse * Ingeborg von Kusserow as gipsy


Critical reception

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Kine Weekly ''Kinematograph Weekly'', popularly known as ''Kine Weekly'', was a trade paper catering to the British film industry between 1889 and 1971. Etymology The word Kinematograph was derived from the Greek ' Kinumai ', (to move, to be in motion, to ...
'' wrote: "Unusual British featurette, dealing with that far-from-exact, but nevertheless fascinating science, numerology. ... Conclusions are for from clear, but the matter, founded mainly on superstition, intrigues and should appeal to women. Reliable full-length novelty quota." ''
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'' called the film a "modest British novelty featurette." In ''British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959'' David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Silly 'B' feature." ''
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'' rated the film two out of five stars, noting an "Okay, if forgotten, melodrama."


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* {{IMDb title, 0204248 1951 films 1951 horror films British horror drama films British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films English-language horror films