Deadly Record
- June 1959 (1959-06) (UK)
Deadly Record is a 1959 British second feature[1] crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, starring Lee Patterson and Barbara Shelley.[2] It was based on the novel by Nina Warner Hooke.[3] It aired in the US as part of the Kraft Mystery Theatre.[4]
Plot
When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime.
Cast
- Lee Patterson as Trevor Hamilton
- Barbara Shelley as Susan Webb
- Jane Hylton as Ann Garfield
- Peter Dyneley as Dr. Morrow
- Geoffrey Keen as Supt. Ambrose
- John Paul as Phil Gamage
- Everley Gregg as Mrs. Mac
- Edward Cast as Constable Ryder
- George Pastell as Angelo
- Ferdy Mayne as Ramon Casadas
- April Olrich as Carmela
- Percy Herbert as Belcher
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine whodunit of the most familiar kind, but with a commodious bag of suspects and an air of brisk efficiency."[5]
DVD Beaver wrote "The film is better than most for this pleasurable genre of short Brit crime-thrillers. I will watch it again when the mood strikes."[6]
References
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Deadly Record". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Gifford, Denis (April 1, 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stars of Mystery The Washington Post and Times-Herald 21 June 1961: C8.
- ^ "Deadly Record". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 88. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Deadly Record - Lee Patterson". www.dvdbeaver.com.
External links
- Deadly Record at BFI
- Deadly Record at Letterbox DVD
- Deadly Record at IMDb
- Deadly Record then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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