Wrong Number (1959 film)
| Wrong Number | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
| Written by | James Eastwood Norman Edwards |
| Produced by | Nat Cohen Stuart Levy Jack Greenwood |
| Starring | Peter Reynolds Lisa Gastoni Olive Sloane |
| Cinematography | Josef Ambor |
| Edited by | Derek Holding |
Production company | Merton Park Studios Productions |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Wrong Number is a 1959 British second feature[1] crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Reynolds, Lisa Gastoni and Olive Sloane.[2][3] It was written by James Eastwood and Norman Edwards.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Reynolds as Angelo
- Lisa Gastoni as Maria
- Peter Elliott as Dr. Pole
- Olive Sloane as Miss Crystal
- Paul Whitsun-Jones as Cyril
- Barry Keegan as Max
- John Horsley as Superintendent Blake
- Harold Goodwin as Bates
- David Davenport as Sergeant Jones
- Catharina Ferraz as Mrs. Landi
- John Grima as Albin
- Arthur Lovegrove as Saunders
Production
[edit]It was produced at Merton Park Studios in London.[1]: 147 The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine crime thriller, not always persuasive (the robbery scenes are quite unconvincing) and – apart from Olive Sloane's amusingly larger-than-life character study – uninteresting in performance."[4]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Most unconvincing monor thriller; Olive Sloane's ripe performance at least punctuates the groans."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 337. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (11 November 2024). "Peter Reynolds: Forgotten Cad". Filmink. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Wrong Number". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Wrong Number". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 126. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 402. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
External links
[edit]- Wrong Number at IMDb
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