Deadly Record is a 1959 British second feature[1] crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, starring Lee Patterson and Barbara Shelley.[2] It was written by Vivian A. Cox and Huntington based on the 1958 novel by Nina Warner Hooke.[3] It aired in the US in the Kraft Mystery Theatre TV series.[4]

Plot

When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime.

Cast

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]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Very familiar plot at least moves with pace and confidence."[6]

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."[7]

References

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Deadly Record". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ Gifford, Denis (April 1, 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Stars of Mystery The Washington Post and Times-Herald 21 June 1961: C8.
  5. ^ "Deadly Record". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 88. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
  7. ^ "Deadly Record - Lee Patterson". www.dvdbeaver.com.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_Record
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