Little Red Monkey
Little Red Monkey, released in the United States as Case of the Red Monkey, is a 1955 British crime film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Richard Conte, Rona Anderson and Russell Napier.[1] Detectives from Scotland Yard investigate a series of murders of leading Nuclear scientist, and are intrigued by strange reports received about the crimes. The film was based on a popular BBC TV series of the same name, written by Eric Maschwitz and produced by Bill Lyon-Shaw, which ran for six 30-minute episodes in 1953.[2]
| Little Red Monkey | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Produced by | Alec C. Snowden |
| Written by | Eric Maschwitz James Eastwood Ken Hughes |
| Starring | Richard Conte Rona Anderson Russell Napier Sylva Langova |
| Music by | Trevor Duncan |
| Cinematography | Josef Ambor |
| Edited by | Inman Hunter Geoffrey Muller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated (UK) Allied Artists Pictures (US) |
Release date | 3 June 1955 (W.Germany) 19 June 1955 (US) |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was made by Anglo-Amalgamated at Merton Park Studios. The film was an international hit, and along with Confession proved a breakthrough for Anglo-Amalgamated. After its success the company began making more expensive productions, often importing American stars to give them more international appeal.[3]
Cast
- Richard Conte - Bill Locklin
- Rona Anderson - Julia Jackson
- Russell Napier - Superintendent John Harrington
- Sylva Langova - Hilde Heller, chief spy
- Colin Gordon - Harry Martin, reporter
- Donald Bisset - Editor Harris
- John King-Kelly - Spy Henchman
- Bernard Rebel - Vinson - Spy Henchman
- Arnold Marlé - Professor Leon Dushenko
- John Horsley - Detective Sergeant Gibson
- Jane Welsh - Superintendent McCollum
- Theodore Wilhelm - Secretary of the International Social Club
- Colin Tapley - Sir Clive Raglan
- Noel Johnson - Detective Sergeant Hawkins
- Jessica Kearns - Airport Hostess
- Geoffrey Denys - Doctor Mayhew
- Gianfranco Parolini - Inspector May
- Guy Deghy - Social Club Recreation Director
- Peter Godsell - Tommy McCollum
- Ed Devereaux - American Sailor (uncredited)
- Jon Farrell - American Newscaster (uncredited)
- Leonard Franks - Midget (uncredited)
- George Margo - American Sailor (uncredited)
- André Mikhelson - East German Chief of Border Guards (uncredited)
- Tony Sympson - Cab Driver (uncredited)
Production
The film was an early effort from Todon Productions.[4]
References
- http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40469
- "Donald Houston and Honor Blackman in 'LITTLE RED MONKEY'". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- Chibnall & McFarlane p.99
- Todon Doing 6th Picture Los Angeles Times 5 Feb 1956: D3.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.