Deadly Record
{{Short description|1959 British film by Lawrence Huntington}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Deadly Record
| image = Deadly_Record_(1959_film).jpg
| caption = Original British quad poster
| director = Lawrence Huntington
| producer = Vivian A. CoxJulian Wintle
Leslie Parkyn
| screenplay = Vivian A. Cox
Lawrence Huntington
| based_on =
| starring = Lee Patterson
Barbara Shelley
Jane Hylton
Peter Dyneley
Geoffrey Keen
John Paul
| music = Neville Mcgrah
| cinematography = Eric Cross
| editing = Eric Boyd-Perkins
| studio = Independent Artists
| distributor = Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors {{small|(UK)}}
| released = {{Film date|1959|06||UK}}
| runtime = 58 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}Deadly Record is a 1959 British second feature{{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve |title=The British 'B' Film |last2=McFarlane |first2=Brian |publisher=BFI/Bloomsbury |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-8445-7319-6 |location=London |pages=100}} crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, starring Lee Patterson and Barbara Shelley.{{Cite web |title=Deadly Record |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150015713 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}} It was written by Vivian A. Cox and Huntington based on the 1958 novel by Nina Warner Hooke.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1c7eCwAAQBAJ&q=deadly+record+1959+denis+gifford&pg=PA675|title=British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film|first=Denis|last=Gifford|date=April 1, 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317740636|via=Google Books}} It aired in the US in the Kraft Mystery Theatre TV series.Stars of Mystery
The Washington Post and Times-Herald 21 June 1961: C8.
Plot
When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime.
Cast
- Lee Patterson as Trevor Hamilton
- Barbara Shelley as Susan Webb
- Jane Hylton as Ann Garfield
- Peter Dyneley as Dr. Morrow
- Geoffrey Keen as Supt. Ambrose
- John Paul as Phil Gamage
- Everley Gregg as Mrs. Mac
- Edward Cast as Constable Ryder
- George Pastell as Angelo
- Ferdy Mayne as Ramon Casadas
- April Olrich as Carmela
- Percy Herbert as Belcher
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine whodunit of the most familiar kind, but with a commodious bag of suspects and an air of brisk efficiency."{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1959 |title=Deadly Record |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305822193/F4BC01DAA20E4EFBPQ/1 |journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin |volume=26 |issue=300 |pages=88 |via=ProQuest}}
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Very familiar plot at least moves with pace and confidence."{{Cite book |last=Quinlan |first=David |title=British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 |publisher=B.T. Batsford Ltd. |year=1984 |isbn=0-7134-1874-5 |location=London |pages=299}}
DVD Beaver wrote "The film is better than most for this pleasurable genre of short Brit crime-thrillers. I will watch it again when the mood strikes."{{Cite web|url=http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/dvd_reviews_64/deadly_record.htm|title=Deadly Record - Lee Patterson|website=www.dvdbeaver.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190507130901/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a88e8c8 Deadly Record] at BFI
- [https://letterboxd.com/film/deadly-record/ Deadly Record] at Letterbox DVD
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204247/ Deadly Record] at IMDb
{{Lawrence Huntington}}
Category:British crime drama films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1959 crime drama films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:English-language crime drama films
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