''Death Over My Shoulder '' is a 1958 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
Arthur Crabtree
Arthur Crabtree (29 October 1900 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England – 15 March 1975 in Worthing, Sussex, England) was a British cinematographer and film director. He directed films with comedians such as Will Hay, the Crazy Gang and Arthur ...
based on a story by American journalist Alyce Canfield. The film stars
Keefe Brasselle and his wife Arlene DeMarco one of
The DeMarco Sisters.
Plot
When Jack Regan is unable to meet his payments for his ill son, he hires a professional killer to do him in so his son will receive Jack's insurance money.
Cast
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Keefe Brasselle ... Jack Regan
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Bonar Colleano
Bonar Sullivan (14 March 192417 August 1958), also known by the stage name Bonar Colleano, was an American stage and film actor based in the United Kingdom.
Biography Early life
Colleano was born Bonar Sullivan in New York City. He had childhood ...
... Joe Longo
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Jill Adams
Jill Adams (22 July 1930 – 13 May 2008) was an English actress, artist and fashion model. She featured or starred in over 25 films during the 1950s and 1960s.
Life
Jill Adams was born Jill Siggins in London in 1930, the daughter of the sil ...
... Evelyn Connors
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Arlene DeMarco Arlene may refer to:
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* Arlene, a Beanie Baby cat produced by Ty, Inc.
* Hurricane Arlene, the name of several tro ...
... Julie
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Charles Farrell
Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor. Farrell is probably best recalled for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor ...
... Shiv Maitland
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Al Mulock
Alfred Mulock Rogers (June 30, 1926 – May 1968), better known as Al Mulock or Al Mulloch, was a Canadian character actor.
Early life
Alfred Mulock Rogers was born on June 30, 1926 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the only child of Adèle ...
... Brainy Peterson
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Sonia Dresdel ... Miss Upton
References
External links
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1958 films
1958 crime drama films
British crime drama films
Films directed by Arthur Crabtree
Films scored by Douglas Gamley
1960s English-language films
1950s English-language films
1950s British films
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