''Meet Mr. Malcolm'' is a 1954 British '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

Daniel Birt Daniel Birt (23 June 1907 – 15 May 1955) was an English language, English film director and editor. Career Birt began his career as an editor in 1932 with an assistant credit on ''The Lucky Number'' and went on to edit 12 films during t ...

and starring

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, Sarah Lawson and Meredith Edwards. It was written by Brock Williams based on the novel of the same name by

Roger Burford Roger d'Este Burford (1904–1981) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter. He also wrote crime fiction as Roger East. Early life and education He was the son of Samuel Francis Burford (b. 1857, Desborough – d. 1935 Watford) an analytic ...

(as Roger East).

Synopsis

Crime writer Colin Knowles is called in by his estranged wife Louie to solve a real-life murder when her employer's body is found at the bottom of a cliff.

Cast

as Mrs. Durant * Sarah Lawson as Louie Knowles * Richard Gale as Colin Knowles *

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as Supt. Simmons * Meredith Edwards as Whistler Grant * Pamela Galloway as Andrea Durant * John Horsley as Tony Barlow * John Blythe as Carrington-Phelps *

Claude Dampier Claude Dampier (born Claud Conolly Cowan; 23 November 1878 – 1 January 1955) was an English film actor and character comedian in the early 20th century. Life He was born in Clapham, South London as Claud Conolly Cowan.Richard Anthony Baker, ...

as Joe Tutt *

Nigel Green Nigel McGown Green (15 October 192415 May 1972) was an English actor. Because of his strapping build, commanding height () and regimental demeanour he would often be found playing military types and men of action in such classic 1960s films as ...

as police sergeant *

Simone Lovell Simone Lovell (born 19 February 1934) is a British actress known for her television appearances of the 1950s and 60s. She is the daughter of the Canadian-born actor Raymond Lovell and Margot Ruddock, whose relationship broke down when Ruddock beg ...

* Jean St. Clair as Mrs O’Connor * Derek Prentice

Production

It was made at

Kensington Studios The Kensington Studios (also known as the Viking Studios) were film production studios located in Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's com ...

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 ...

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those wi ...

'' wrote: "This kind of well-mannered, guessing game detective thriller seems rather old-fashioned. The acting, in the English drawing-room style, with its adjunct, the well-modulated speaking voice, is conscientious but unimpressive, and Claude Dampier imitates the kind of countryman especially reserved for this type of picture. A dull crime story." Chibnall & McFarlane called the film "an incoherent murder mystery". ''

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'' wrote: "Not very interesting."

References

External links

* 1954 films British crime films 1954 crime films Films directed by Daniel Birt Films shot at Kensington Studios Films shot in London 1950s English-language films British black-and-white films 1950s British films English-language crime films {{1950s-UK-film-stub