Noose for a Lady
Noose for a Lady is a 1953 British crime film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Dennis Price, Rona Anderson and Ronald Howard.[2] It is based on the novel Whispering Woman by Gerald Verner. The screenplay concerns an amateur detective who races against time to clear the name of his cousin, who is accused of murdering her husband.[3]
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| Directed by | Wolf Rilla |
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| Produced by | Victor Hanbury |
| Screenplay by | Rex Rienits |
| Based on | novel The Whispering Woman by Gerald Verner[1] |
| Starring | Dennis Price Rona Anderson Ronald Howard |
| Music by | De Wolfe |
| Cinematography | Walter Harvey |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
Production company | Insignia Films |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Dennis Price as Simon Gale
- Rona Anderson as Jill Hallam
- Ronald Howard as Dr. Evershed
- Pamela Alan as Margaret Allan
- Melissa Stribling as Vanessa Lane
- Alison Leggatt as Mrs. Langdon-Humphries
- Esma Cannon as Miss Ginch
- Charles Lloyd-Pack as Robert Upcott
- Colin Tapley as Major Fergusson
- Robert Brown as Jonas Rigg
- George Merritt as Sergeant Frost
- Doris Yorke as Mrs. Barratt
- Gabrielle Blunt as Agnes Potter
- Joe Linnane as The Prison Chaplain
- Eric Messiter as The Judge
- Michael Nightingale as The Barrister
- Ian Wallace as The Landlord
- Donald Bisset as Superintendent Shelford
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film "Overly chatty";[4] Cinema Retro found it "A quaint, cliché ridden drama," concluding more positively, "yes, of course it creaks a little, but if nothing else it’s guaranteed to hold your attention for its succinct 70-minute runtime";[5] and DVD Beaver saluted "A taut, complex whodunit with a brilliantly nerve-racking climax."[6]
References
- Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). "British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film". Routledge – via Google Books.
- "Noose for a Lady (1953)".
- "Noose for a Lady (1953) - Wolf Rilla - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "Noose For A Lady". TVGuide.com.
- "DVD REVIEW: "NOOSE FOR A LADY" (1953) STARRING RONA ANDERSON AND DENNIS PRICE - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s". www.cinemaretro.com.
- "Noose for a Lady - Dennis Price". www.dvdbeaver.com.
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