Code of Scotland Yard

Code of Scotland Yard
French poster by Boris Grinsson
Directed by George King
Produced by George King
Screenplay by Reginald Long
Katherine Strueby
Based on the play by Edward Percy
Starring Oskar Homolka
Muriel Pavlow
Derek Farr
Music by George Melachrino
Cinematography Hone Glendinning
Edited by Manuel del Campo
Production
company
Pennant Pictures
Distributed by British Lion Films (UK)
Release date
 10 March 1947
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Box office £140,694 (UK)[1]

Code of Scotland Yard is a 1947 British crime film directed by George King and starring Oskar Homolka, Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr. It was also known as The Shop at Sly Corner, from the popular stage play of that name by Edward Percy.[2][3] It features an appearance by the young Diana Dors.

It was shot at Isleworth Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Robinson.

Synopsis

A wealthy French refugee (Homolka) lives a comfortable life as an antique dealer in London, but when an employee (Griffith) discovers that his money comes from fencing stolen goods, the employee attempts to blackmail the Frenchman, with fatal results. The antique dealer cares only for his concert violinist daughter (Pavlow), and when he sees her future is threatened, he kills the blackmailer.

Cast

Critical reception

  • Allmovie wrote, "Oscar Homolka, a Viennese character actor who worked prolifically on both sides of the Atlantic, is the principal attraction." [3]
  • TV Guide called it an " interesting melodrama rich with character, thanks to the excellent performance by Homolka and a uniformly fine British cast." [4]

References

  1. ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p483
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039821/
  3. 1 2 "Code of Scotland Yard (1947) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Code Of Scotland Yard Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
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