The Gentle Terror is a 1961 British second feature ('B')[1] thriller film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Terence Alexander and Angela Douglas.[2][3][4] It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by The Danzigers.
Plot
A mild mannered bookkeeping clerk is accused of embezzlement. To clear his name he must catch the true culprit.
Cast
- Terence Alexander as David
- Angela Douglas as Nancy
- Jill Hyem as Daphne
- Laidman Browne as Byrne
- Malcolm Webster as Ian
- Patrick McAlinney as Sam
- Victor Spinetti as Joe
- Peter Swanwick as 1st auditor
- Howard Greene as 2nd auditor
- Rosemary Rothery as Miss Durant
- John Hatton as Frank
- Paul Craig as Lou
- Fredric Abbott as barman
- Jack Melford as Inspector Miles
- Michael Beint as Det. Sgt. Harris
- George Mikell as Turk
- Michael Darbyshire as ticket clerk
- Totti Truman Taylor as Mrs. Connor
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The story contains the bare bones of a promising farce, but feeble treatment, naive dialogue and weak acting result in a laboured and ineffective comedy, well below par by any standards."[5]
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called it a "feeble comedy-mystery."[1]
References
- ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Gentle Terror". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ The Gentle Terror at BFI
- ^ "The Gentle Terror (1961) - Frank Marshall | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "The Gentle Terror". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348): 85. 1 January 1963 – via ProQuest.
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