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Hammer the Toff

  • 1952
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Hammer the Toff (1952)
Film NoirCrimeDrama

A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.

  • Director
    • Maclean Rogers
  • Writer
    • John Creasey
  • Stars
    • John Bentley
    • Patricia Dainton
    • John Robinson
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    146
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maclean Rogers
    • Writer
      • John Creasey
    • Stars
      • John Bentley
      • Patricia Dainton
      • John Robinson
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    John Bentley
    John Bentley
    • The Honourable Richard Rollison aka The Toff
    Patricia Dainton
    Patricia Dainton
    • Susan Lancaster
    John Robinson
    • Jim Linnett
    Valentine Dyall
    Valentine Dyall
    • Inspector Grice
    Lockwood West
    Lockwood West
    • Kennedy
    Katharine Blake
    • Janet Lynn
    • (as Katherine Blake)
    Roddy Hughes
    Roddy Hughes
    • Jolly
    Wally Patch
    • Bert Ebbutt
    Basil Dignam
    Basil Dignam
    • Superintendent
    Ian Fleming
    Ian Fleming
    • Dr. Lancaster
    Wallace Bosco
    • Man Helping Dr. Lancaster
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Brady
    Jim Brady
    • Jim
    • (uncredited)
    Max Brent
    • Bill Merrick
    • (uncredited)
    Vivienne Burgess
    • Miss Parkinson
    • (uncredited)
    Gordon Craig
    • Thug
    • (uncredited)
    Monti DeLyle
    • The Spaniard
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Hawtrey
    Charles Hawtrey
    • Lorne Court Hotel Cashier
    • (uncredited)
    Andreas Malandrinos
    Andreas Malandrinos
    • Benson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Maclean Rogers
    • Writer
      • John Creasey
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    • Trivia
      This was one of the "75 Most Wanted" films listed by the British Film Institute as "Missing, believed lost". It has since been found.
    • Quotes

      The Honourable Richard Rollison: [Surveys the chair adjacent to the interior door,] Keyholing, Jolly?

      Jolly: Yes, sir!

    • Connections
      Edited into ITV Television Playhouse: Hammer the Toff (1958)

    User reviews8

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    9/10

    Faithful to the book

    This adaptation of the book by John Creasey (who wrote 600+ novels) is very faithful to the original. While there is certainly something very Saintesque in the Toff, Creasey makes the character his own, lifting the Robin Hood motif a notch above the others popular in that era.
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    • Release date
      • August 11, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK(studio: produced at Nettlefold Studios Walton-On-Thames)
    • Production company
      • Nettlefold Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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