Stranglehold (1963 film)
{{Short description|1963 British film by Lawrence Huntington}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Stranglehold
| image = Lobby_card_for_film_Stranglehold_(1963).png
| caption = Lobby card
| director = Lawrence Huntington
| producer = {{ubl|David Henley|Jack O. Lamont}}
| writer = {{ubl|Guy Elmes|Joy Garrison}}
| based_on =
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Macdonald Carey|Barbara Shelley|Philip Friend}}
| music = Eric Spear
| cinematography = S.D. Onions
| editing = Peter Weatherley
| studio = Argo Film Productions
| distributor = Rank Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1963|02|24|df=yes}}
| runtime = 73 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Stranglehold is a 1963 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=182}} drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Macdonald Carey, Barbara Shelley and Philip Friend.{{Cite web |title=Stranglehold |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150064326 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}} It was written by Guy Elmes and Joy Garrison.
Plot
An American actor known for his gangster roles is in London to shoot a new film, but begins to fear that he had murdered his wife in a fit of rage.
Cast
- Macdonald Carey as Bill Morrison
- Barbara Shelley as Chris Morrison
- Philip Friend as Steffan
- Nadja Regin as Lilli
- Leonard Sachs as the Dutchman
- Mark Loerering as Jimmy Morrison
- Susan Shaw as actress
- Josephine Brown as Grace
Production
The film was distributed by the Rank Organisation. It was shot at Pinewood Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This unlikely affair is so unconvincing in its succession of coincidences and improbabilities that it becomes almost disarming. The dialogue, though, is rather worse than the plot, and liberally sprinkled with Americanisms which are partly excused by the fact that the hero is an American actor – who seems to make all his films in this country."{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1963 |title=Stranglehold |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305831598/3DFF62B5A6BD42C8PQ/1 |journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin |volume=30 |issue=348 |pages=24 |via=ProQuest}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0056530}}
{{Lawrence Huntington}}
Category:Films directed by Lawrence Huntington
Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios
Category:Films about filmmaking
Category:Films scored by Eric Spear
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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