Partners in Crime is a 1961 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Bernard Lee, Moira Redmond and John Van Eyssen.[2] The screenplay was by Robert Banks Stewart, based on the 1918 Edgar Wallace novel The Man Who Knew.[3] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.
| Partners in Crime | |
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| Directed by | Peter Duffell |
| Written by | Robert Banks Stewart |
| Based on | The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
Production company | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe plot revolves around control of the soft drink company Cool Kups following the murder of the company chairman Harold Strickland. During the police investigation the company is temporary controlled by Frank Merril.
Cast
edit- Bernard Lee as Inspector Mann
- Moira Redmond as Freda Strickland
- John Van Eyssen as Merril
- Stanley Morgan as Sergeant Rutledge
- Gordon Boyd as Rex Holland
- Mark Singleton as Shilton
- Victor Platt as Harold Strickland
- Danny Sewell as Avery
- Robert Sansom as doctor
- Nicholas Smith as pawn shop assistant
- Ernest Clark as Ashton
- Richard Shaw as Bill Cross
- Graham Leaman as ballistics scientist
- Hilary Martyn as Rita
- Clive Marshall as Tony Hart
- Ruth Meyers as Mary Nuttal
- Larry Martyn as Pete Lake
- Deidre Day as secretary
- Peter Howard-Johnson as police sergeant
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Unexciting addition to the Edgar Wallace series, with little or no subtlety or originality. Bernard Lee is adequate as the Inspector, and Graham Leaman makes much of a tiny part as a Yard ballistics expert."[4]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Partners in Crime". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 486.
- ^ "Partners in Crime". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 66. 1 January 1961. ProQuest 1305822095 – via ProQuest.
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