13 East Street

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13 East Street
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Directed by Robert S. Baker
Written by John Gilling
Carl Nystrom
Robert S. Baker
Produced by Monty Berman
Robert S. Baker
Starring Patrick Holt
Sandra Dorne
Sonia Holm
Cinematography Monty Berman
Edited byGerald Landau
Music by John Lanchbery
Production
company
Distributed by Eros Films
Release date
  • March 1952 (1952-03)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

13 East Street is a 1952 British crime thriller film directed by Robert S. Baker and starring Patrick Holt, Sandra Dorne and Sonia Holm. [1]

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It was shot at Twickenham Studios with some location shooting around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. It was produced as a second feature by Tempean Films which specialised in producing films designed to support the main feature on a double bill during the early 1950s.

Synopsis

In order to break up a gang trading in stolen goods, a Scotland Yard detective goes undercover. He robs a jewellery shop and is sentenced to prison so that he can gain the confidence of the gang's leaders and infiltrate their organisation.

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References

  1. Mackillop & Sinyard p.180

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