A reporter and his girlfriend--also a reporter--investigate threats against a retired army officer and discover that they're linked to a series of murders and a court-martial that occurred d...Read allA reporter and his girlfriend--also a reporter--investigate threats against a retired army officer and discover that they're linked to a series of murders and a court-martial that occurred during the war.A reporter and his girlfriend--also a reporter--investigate threats against a retired army officer and discover that they're linked to a series of murders and a court-martial that occurred during the war.
John Adams
- Fred - Police Constable
- (uncredited)
Ernie Priest
- Pub Customer
- (uncredited)
George Roderick
- Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
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British b&w comedy/crime thriller, starring 50s B-movie heartthrob John Bentley, with Eleanor Summerfield, Liam Redmond, and wonderful character actor Sam Kydd. The plot revolves around threats made to the life of a former army officer who was prosecutor for a man's court martial during WWII. Police discover that the threats are linked to several other killings.
It does a nice job of balancing pretty grisly events with some screwball-type comedy centred around Bentley and Summerfield's characters. Director Terence Fisher would go on to be a mainstay for Hammer Films (where his work included the four early Lee/Cushing features, Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Mummy). 7/10.
It does a nice job of balancing pretty grisly events with some screwball-type comedy centred around Bentley and Summerfield's characters. Director Terence Fisher would go on to be a mainstay for Hammer Films (where his work included the four early Lee/Cushing features, Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Mummy). 7/10.
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- TriviaThe characters of Mike Billings, Jenny Drew, Percy Simpson and Inspector Corcoran also appear in the filmThe Diplomatic Corpse (1958). In that film Billings and Drew are played by Robin Bailey and Susan Shaw, while Charles Farrell and Liam Redmond reprise their roles as Percy Simpson and Inspector Corcoran.
The characters Mike Billings, Jenny Drew, Inspector Corcoran and Percy are also in two other films -Stolen Assignment (1955) andDead Lucky (1960), although in Dead Lucky the name of Billings is changed to Billing.
- ConnectionsFollowed byStolen Assignment (1955)
- SoundtracksHigh Spirits
(uncredited)
Music by Patrick McCann
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd
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- Also known as
- The Last Appointment
- Filming locations
- Berwick Street, Westminster, London, England, UK(Vickery walks along the market)
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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