Most British crime films of the '40s and '50s have been slow crossing the pond, but Olive Films has a winner here, a gloss on Yank gangster pix from an earlier era. Just clear of prison, a tough criminal vows to punish the gang that abandoned him, and carries it out a ruthless revenge. But I think it was a mistake for him to involve that dance hall girl... Appointment with Crime Blu-ray Olive Films 1946 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 91 min. / Street Date June 21, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 Starring William Hartnell, Herbert Lom, Joyce Howard, Robert Beatty, Raymond Lovell, Alan Wheatley. Cinematography Gerald Moss, James Wilson Film Editor Monica Kimick Original Music George Melachrino Produced by Louis H. Jackson Written and Directed by John Harlow
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Ask today's American film fan about old British crime films, and he'll probably not be able to...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Ask today's American film fan about old British crime films, and he'll probably not be able to...
- 6/21/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The Man Who Knew Too Much star Nova Pilbeam has died, aged 95.
Pilbeam recently passed away after living in seclusion in London for more than 50 years, according to The Independent.
The British actress rose to fame at a young age in The Man Who Knew Too Much and Young and Innocent, two of director Alfred Hitchcock's pre-Hollywood movies.
She was later considered for the lead role in Hitchcock's Hollywood blockbuster Rebecca, only for Joan Fontaine to win the part when Pilbeam bristled at a five-year contract.
Her first marriage to Hitchcock's assistant Pen Tennyson ended when he died in a 1941 plane crash. A second marriage to journalist Alexander Whyte lasted until his death in 1972.
Pilbeam made her last screen appearance in 1948's Devil's Plot, and retired from the stage in 1951.
Pilbeam recently passed away after living in seclusion in London for more than 50 years, according to The Independent.
The British actress rose to fame at a young age in The Man Who Knew Too Much and Young and Innocent, two of director Alfred Hitchcock's pre-Hollywood movies.
She was later considered for the lead role in Hitchcock's Hollywood blockbuster Rebecca, only for Joan Fontaine to win the part when Pilbeam bristled at a five-year contract.
Her first marriage to Hitchcock's assistant Pen Tennyson ended when he died in a 1941 plane crash. A second marriage to journalist Alexander Whyte lasted until his death in 1972.
Pilbeam made her last screen appearance in 1948's Devil's Plot, and retired from the stage in 1951.
- 7/21/2015
- Digital Spy
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