''Temptation Harbour'' is a British black and white crime/drama film directed by
Lance Comfort, released in 1947 based on the novel ''Newhaven-Dieppe'' (''L'Homme de Londres'') by Georges Simenon. The film was made at
Welwyn Studios with sets designed by the
art director Cedric Dawe.
Synopsis
A signalman on a quay sees a fight between two men. One of the men is deliberately pushed into the water and the signalman cannot save him, but decides to keep his suitcase which later finds is full of banknotes with a value of £5000.
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Cast list
:(in credit order)
*Robert Newton
Robert Guy Newton (1 June 1905 – 25 March 1956) was an English actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the more popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for h ...
as Bert Mallinson
* Simone Simon as Camelia
*William Hartnell
William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the first incarnation of the Doctor in '' Doctor Who'' from 1963 to 1966. In film, Hartnell notably appeared in '' Bri ...
as Jim Brown
* Marcel Dalio as Insp. Dupré
*Margaret Barton
Margaret Ann Barton (born 27 May 1926) is a British retired actress. She is best known for her role in the 1945 David Lean film ''Brief Encounter'' in which she played Beryl Walters, a girl who works in the railway station cafe.
Early career
Ba ...
as Betty Mallinson
* Edward Rigby as Tatem
* Joan Hopkins as Beryl Brown
* Kathleen Harrison as Mabel
* Leslie Dwyer as Reg
* Charles Victor as Gowshall
* Irene Handl as Mrs. Gowshall
* Wylie Watson as Fred
* John Salew as CID Inspector
*George Woodbridge George Woodbridge may refer to:
* George Woodbridge (actor) (1907-1973), English actor
* George Woodbridge (illustrator)
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as Mr. Frost
*Kathleen Boutall as Mrs. Frost
Production
The film was based on Simenon's novella ''Affairs of Destiny'' which was restructured and relocated from France to England. The movie was a commercial success.
See also
* '' The Man from London'' (1943)
* '' The Man from London'' (2007)
References
External links
British Film InstituteScreenonline, Lance Comfort (director)
*
Review of film
at ''Variety''
1947 films
1947 crime drama films
British crime drama films
Films based on Belgian novels
Films based on works by Georges Simenon
Films directed by Lance Comfort
Films set in Sussex
Films shot at Welwyn Studios
British remakes of French films
British black-and-white films
1940s British films
Rail transport films
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