''Gaolbreak'' is a 1962 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

Francis Searle Francis Searle (14 March 1909 – 31 July 2002) was an English film director, writer and producer. He was active in the post-Second World War cinema industry. Amongst the films he directed were '' The Lady Craved Excitement'' (1950), '' One Way Out ...

and starring Peter Reynolds, Avice Landone and Carol White.

Plot

A family of thieves plan a jewellery store robbery. One of them is the safecracking expert, and when he is arrested and jailed, they spring him from prison so he can take part in the job.

Production

The film was made by

Butcher's Film Service Butcher's Film Service was a British film production and distribution company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slum ...

, which specialised in producing low-budget supporting films. It was shot at

Twickenham Studios Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph ...

West London West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary. The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London ...

, and on location. A collection of then-and-now location stills and corresponding contemporary photographs is hosted at reelstreets.com. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Duncan Sutherland Duncan Sutherland (1 August 1905 – 1967) was a Scottish-born art director, based in England where he designed the sets for over eighty films and television series between the early 1930s and mid-1960s. Sutherland spent much of the 1940s emplo ...

Cast

* Peter Reynolds as Eddie Wallis * Avice Landone as Mrs. Wallis * David Kernan as Len Rogerson * Carol White as Carol Marshall * John Blythe as Slim * David Gregory as Ron Wallis * Robert Desmond as Page * Stewart Guidotti as John *

Geoffrey Hibbert Geoffrey Hibbert (2 June 1922 – 3 February 1969) was an English stage, film and television actor. Biography He made his screen debut with the lead role in John Baxter's '' The Common Touch'' (1941) and appeared in two other Baxter films, ' ...

as Dr. Cambus *

Robert Fyfe Robert Douglas Fyfe (25 September 1930 – 15 September 2021) was a Scottish actor, best known for his role as Howard in the long-running British sitcom ''Last of the Summer Wine'' from 1985 to 2010. Early life Fyfe was born in Kirkcaldy on ...

as Wally * Carl Bernard as Inspector Brand * Katharine Page as Mrs. Harris *

Sidney Vivian Sidney Vivian (18 April 1901 – 22 December 1984) was a British stage, film and television actor. Selected filmography Film appearances * '' Dick Barton Strikes Back'' (1949) - Inspector Burke * '' Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing H ...

as Mr. Marshall *

Marianne Stone Marianne Stone (23 August 1922 – 21 December 2009) was an English character actress. She performed in films from the early 1940s to the late 1980s, typically playing working class parts such as barmaids, secretaries and landladies. Stone appe ...

as Mrs. Marshall *

Ivor Dean Ivor Donald Dean (21 December 1917 – 10 August 1974) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography With his lugubrious demeanour he was often cast as world-weary police officers or butlers, and indeed it is for the role of Chief I ...

as Barrington * André Mikhelson as Martinetti * Middleton Woods as Jonah * Reginald Hearne as Auctioneer * Edward Ogden as Det. Sgt. Johnson * Frank Hawkins as Prison Officer *

Neil Wilson Neil Wilson may refer to: * Neil Wilson (figure skater) (born 1978), British figure skater * Neil Wilson (baseball) (1935–2013), Major League Baseball player * Neil Wilson (athlete), New Zealand runner * Neal C. Wilson (1920–2010), General ...

as Beat PC * Jack Taylor as Uniformed Policeman * John H. Watson as 2nd Uniformed Policeman * Michael Beint as 2nd Prison Officer * Laurie Leigh as Shirley *

Angela Ramsden Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * An ...

as Hazel

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & Murphy, Robert. ''British Crime Cinema''. Routledge, 2005.

External links

* 1962 films British crime films 1962 crime films Films set in England Films directed by Francis Searle Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Butcher's Film Service films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub