Act of Murder (film)
| Act of Murder | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Alan Bridges |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
| Written by | Lewis Davidson |
| Starring |
Anthony Bate John Carson Justine Lord |
| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Derek Holding |
Production company | |
Release date | 1964 |
Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Act of Murder is a 1964 British crime drama film, directed by Alan Bridges.[1] One of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series, it was Bridges' first film as director.[2]
Plot
An actor, Tim Ford, tries to persuade an ex-actress, Anne Longman, to return to the stage. Her husband, Ralph, suspects that Ford's motives are more than just professional.[3]
Cast
- Anthony Bate as Ralph Longman
- John Carson as Tim Ford
- Justine Lord as Anne Longman
- Duncan Lewis as Will Peterson
- Dandy Nichols as Maud Peterson
- Richard Burrell as John Quick
Critical reception
The film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane selected Act of Murder as one of the 15 most meritorious British B films made between World War II and 1970. Noting that it "received pretty well uniformly positive reviews at the time", especially for the directorial debut of Alan Bridges, they add that "it picks its way through a web of obliquely suggested jealousy and a scam involving convincingly improbable frauds".[3]
External links
References
- ↑ Denis Gifford, British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set – The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film, Routledge, London, 2001, p. 741.
- ↑ Bergan, Ronald (30 January 2014). "Alan Bridges obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- 1 2 Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 284–86.