Meet Mr. Callaghan

Meet Mr. Callaghan
British quad poster
Directed by Charles Saunders
Produced by Guido Coen
Derrick De Marney
Screenplay by Brock Williams
Based on The Urgent Hangman
by Peter Cheyney
Starring Derrick De Marney
Harriette Johns
Music by Eric Spear
Cinematography Harry Waxman
Edited by Jack Slade
Production
company
Pinnacle Productions
Distributed by Eros Films (UK)
Release date
  • June 1954 (1954-06) (UK)
Running time
88 mins
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Meet Mr. Callaghan is a 1954 British crime drama film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Derrick De Marney.[1] Based on the 1938 novel The Urgent Hangman by Peter Cheyney, it is notable for the theme music and score by Eric Spear which became a best-selling record for Les Paul.[2] Co-producer and star Derrick de Marney had played the part of Cheyney's private eye Slim Callaghan in the original stage version of Meet Mr. Callaghan at the Garrick Theatre in 1952, which he also directed.[3][4]

Plot

Down at heel private Detective Slim Callaghan (Derrick De Marney) is hired by young socialite Cynthis Meraulton (Harriette Johns) to investigate. When her rich stepfather changes his will in her favour, and is then subsequently murdered, suspicion falls on Cynthia.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "Mystery programmer has a couple of good moments, but little else":[5] whereas MysteryFile noted, "The detective work is very good, and the complicated plot holds together, but it’s the overall sense of good humor that really carries the day — not laugh out loud funny, but the mood is light enough to smile almost constantly."[6]

References

  1. "Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954)".
    1. 5, Billboard
  2. "Meet Mr Callaghan".
  3. Hesse, Beatrix (2 August 2015). "The English Crime Play in the Twentieth Century". Springer via Google Books.
  4. "Meet Mr. Callaghan".
  5. "» Movie Review: MEET MR. CALLAGHAN (1954)".


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