''Man Accused'' is a 1959 British
second feature ('B')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
Mongomery Tully and starring
Ronald Howard and
Carol Marsh. The screenplay was by Mark Grantham. It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by
The Danzigers.
Plot
Bob Jensen becomes engaged to Kathy, a baronet's daughter, but finds himself framed for murder and consequently imprisoned. He manages to break out of jail, and begins a search for the real killers.
Cast
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Ronald Howard as Bob Jensen
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Carol Marsh as Kathy
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Ian Fleming
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as Sir Thomas
*Catharina Ferraz as Anna
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Robert Dorning
Robert Dorning (13 May 1913 – 21 February 1989) was an English musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and actor. He is known to have performed in at least 77 television and film productions between 1940 and 1988.
Origins
Robert Dorning ...
as Beckett
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Stuart Saunders as Curran
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Brian Nissen as Derek
*Kenneth Edwardes as Hawkins the butler
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Colin Tapley as Inspector
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Howard Lang as Sergeant
*Gordon Needham as constable
*Graham Ashley as warder
Critical reception
''
The Monthly Film Bulletin
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'' wrote: "Variably acted and tamely presented, this conventional frame-up tale relies chiefly on the story line to hold the attention. In its un-exacting fashion it does so until a ludicrous escape scene destroys all interest in the outcome."
In ''British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959''
David Quinlan rated the film as “poor” and wrote: "Careless presentation and a tired format that’s played out.
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Chibnall and McFarlane in ''The British 'B' Film'' called the film "mildly twisty", adding that Carol Marsh was "a more distinctively distraught heroine than most".
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TV Guide
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'' wrote: "this poorly-made work follows every convention of its hackneyed wronged-man plot and ultimately offers nothing at all."
References
External links
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''Man Accused''then-and-now location photographs a
ReelStreets
1959 films
British crime films
1959 crime films
Films directed by Montgomery Tully
Films shot at New Elstree Studios
1950s English-language films
1950s British films
English-language crime films
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