Bombay Waterfront

Original title: Paul Temple Returns

1952
1h 11m

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John Bentley and Patricia Dainton in Bombay Waterfront (1952)

The Temples investigate a series of gruesome murders attributed to a mysterious figure known as "The Marquis".The Temples investigate a series of gruesome murders attributed to a mysterious figure known as "The Marquis".The Temples investigate a series of gruesome murders attributed to a mysterious figure known as "The Marquis".

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5.6/10

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Trivia
Re-titled "Bombay Waterfront" for its American release (as the name Paul Temple meant little to US audiences), its earliest documented theatrical showing took place in San Francisco, CA, 8/28/53, supporting Houdini (1953) at the Paramount Theatre; however, exhibitors and audiences alike were equally unaware that it had already previously been premiered on television under its original UK title, "Paul Temple Returns," in Cleveland, OH, on 5/26/53 on WEWS (Channel 5).

Goofs
The servant, Sakki is clearly of African / West Indian heritage. In fact the actor Dan Jackson came from what is now Guyana. In the film he comes from Rangoon where his mother and brother live. If that were true he would have an Asian appearance.

Connections
Featured in Talkies: Patricia Dainton Presents... Paul Temple Returns (2016)

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2/10

...But Not for Long

Not surprisingly this was the last Paul Temple mystery to hit the screen until the much later TV series with Francis Matthews.

With the obvious exception of a bearded and very saturnine Christopher Lee the only other member of the cast and crew taking the mystery Paul Temple and his winsome new Mrs Temple Patricia Dainton are this time investigating with any seriousness (least of all composer Wilfred Burns) seems to be cameraman Geoffrey Faithfull.