Face the Music (film)
Face the Music (released in the U.S. as The Black Glove) is a 1954 British crime drama film directed by Terence Fisher, starring Alex Nicol and Eleanor Summerfield.[1] An American trumpet player in Britain is accused of murdering a beautiful blues singer.[2]
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
| Screenplay by | Ernest Borneman |
| Based on | the novel Face the Music by Ernest Borneman |
| Starring | Alex Nicol |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney Kenny Baker |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
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| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures (USA) Exclusive Films (UK) |
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Running time | 84 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Alex Nicol as James Bradley
- Eleanor Summerfield as Barbara Quigley
- John Salew as Maxie Maguilies
- Paul Carpenter as Johnny Sutherland
- Geoffrey Keen as Maurie Green
- Ann Hanslip as Maxine Halbard
- Fred Johnson as Detective Sergeant MacKenzie
- Martin Boddey as Inspector Mulrooney
- Arthur Lane as Jeff Colt
- Paula Byrne as Gloria Lewis Colt
- Leo Phillips as Dresser
- Freddie Tripp as Stage manager
- Ben Williams as Gatekeeper
- Frank Birch as Trumpet Salesman
- Jeremy Hawk as Recording Technician
Critical reception
Allmovie dismissed it as "Not one of Fisher's more rousing films";[2] and the Radio Times called it an "adequate mystery."[3]
References
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