crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
Anthony Squire
Jack Francis Anthony Squire (5 May 1914 – 15 May 2000) was an English film and television screenwriter and Film director, director. He was married for a time to the actress Shelagh Fraser.
Born in London, he is best known for his work on ...
and starring
John Harvey John Harvey may refer to:
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*John Harvey (astrologer) (1564–1592), English astrologer and physician
*John Harvey (architectural historian) (1911–1997), British architectural historian, who wrote on English Gothic architecture a ...
,
Moira Lister
Moira Lister Gachassin-Lafite, Viscountess of Orthez (6 August 192327 October 2007) was a South African-British film, stage and television actress and writer.
Early life
Born in Cape Town to Major James Lister and Margaret (née Hogan), Liste ...
and
Louise Hampton
Louise Hampton (23 December 1879 – 10 February 1954) was a British actress. Although her career began when she was a child, it was for "the pathos and dignity of her elderly, motherly roles""Obituary: Louise Hampton", ''The Stage'', 18 Februar ...
. It was made as a
second feature
A B movie, or B film, is a type of cheap, low-budget commercial motion picture. Originally, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, this term specifically referred to films meant to be shown as the lesser-known second half of a double feature, s ...
on a very low-budget, and the production company was wound up soon afterwards.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.220
Cast
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John Harvey John Harvey may refer to:
People Academics
*John Harvey (astrologer) (1564–1592), English astrologer and physician
*John Harvey (architectural historian) (1911–1997), British architectural historian, who wrote on English Gothic architecture a ...
as Jim Hardy
*
Moira Lister
Moira Lister Gachassin-Lafite, Viscountess of Orthez (6 August 192327 October 2007) was a South African-British film, stage and television actress and writer.
Early life
Born in Cape Town to Major James Lister and Margaret (née Hogan), Liste ...
as Joanna Goring
*
Louise Hampton
Louise Hampton (23 December 1879 – 10 February 1954) was a British actress. Although her career began when she was a child, it was for "the pathos and dignity of her elderly, motherly roles""Obituary: Louise Hampton", ''The Stage'', 18 Februar ...
as Agatha Steele
*
Reginald Purdell
Reginald Purdell (4 November 1896 – 22 April 1953) was an English actor and screenwriter who appeared in over 40 films between 1930 and 1951. During the same period, he also contributed to the screenplays of 15 feature films, such as '' The Da ...
as Inspector Gower
*
Dora Bryan
Dora May Broadbent (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as Dora Bryan, was an English actress of stage, film and television.Ben Williams
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.