''Violent Moment'' (U.S. title: ''Rebound'') is a 1959 British second feature ('B')

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directed by Sidney Hayers and starring

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, Jane Hylton and Jill Browne. It was

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Hayers' first film as director. It also marked the debut of Moira Redmond. It was written by Peter Barnes based on the 1956 story "A Toy for Juffy" by Roy Vickers, from his "Department of Dead Ends" series, originally published from 1934. These stories were ‘inverted’ mysteries: the reader knows the identity of the criminal, but the interest lies in how the detective solves the case and featured detectives dusting off cold cases. As with many of the criminals in Vickers’ stories, the protagonist is sympathetically depicted. The film was released in the cinema with its own credits; later, it was released in the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' series, with that show's credits.

Premise

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from the British Army kills his girlfriend during a fight. Although he becomes a successful businessman, his past eventually catches up with him.

Cast

as Douglas Baines * Jane Hylton as Daisy Hacker * Jill Browne as Janet Greenway *

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as Sgt. Ranson *

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as Bert Glennon * Moira Redmond as Kate Glennon *

Bruce Seton Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet (29 May 1909 – 28 September 1969) was a British actor and soldier. He is best remembered for his lead role in ''Fabian of the Yard''. Early life Bruce Lovat Seton was born in Simla, British India, the yo ...

as Inspector Davis * Martin Miller as Hendricks * Gerald Naderson as Police Superintendent *

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as nightwatchman * John Boxer as Det. Sgt. Jarman *

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as Jenkins

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "This confected melodrama relies far too much on coincidence to carry any real conviction. The actors have little success in disguising the loopholes in the plot, though Lyndon Brook endows the obsessed murderer with some degree of sympathy." ''

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'' wrote: "It's a modest, off-the-peg story, short on action, but told with urgency and style. Brook gives a wet-palmed portrayal of a killer and there's good support from Jane Hylton as his flashy mistress and Jill Browne as his secretary." '' Picture Show'' wrote: "Neatly made crime melodrama ... The theme of frustrated paternal love runs throughout this unusual story that is well acted, especially by Lyndon Brook as the murderer." In ''British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959'' David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "contrived, shabbily acted (apart from Brook) drama." ''Noirish'' wrote, "although the cheapness of the production is very evident and the aspirations are modest, this is by no means a negligible movie."

References

Bibliography

* Michael, Robert & Cotter, Bob. ''The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography''. McFarland, 2013. * Murphy, Robert. ''British Cinema and the Second World War''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005.

External links

* {{Sidney Hayers 1959 films British drama films 1959 drama films Films directed by Sidney Hayers 1959 directorial debut films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films English-language drama films Films scored by Stanley Black