Companions in Crime

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Companions in Crime
"Companions in Crime" (1954).jpg
Australian daybill poster
Directed by John Krish
Written by Kenneth Hayles
Pat Latham (as Patricia Lathan)
Lester Powell
Produced byWilliam N. Boyle
Starring Clifford Evans
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Edited by John Seabourne
Music by Lambert Williamson
Production
companies
William N. Boyle Productions
Republic Productions (Great Britain) Ltd.
Distributed by Republic Pictures (U.S.)
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Companions in Crime (also known as Stryker Strikes Twice) is a 1954 British crime film directed by John Krish and starring Clifford Evans, George Woodbridge and Kenneth Haigh. [1] [2] It was written by Kenneth Hayles, Patricia Lathan and Lester Powell, as a spin-off from the television series Stryker of the Yard , and features two cases originally transmitted as separate episodes: "The Case of the Two Brothers" and "The Case of the Black Falcon".[ citation needed ]

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Plot

Two cases for "Inspector Stryker". In the first case, the detective utilises the aid of young Martha to clear her fiancé, John Kendall, who has been falsely convicted of murder. In the second, Stryker is tipped off that a yachtsman is a jewel smuggler.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Two slight crime stories add up to an overlong picture which hasn't the material to justify its length. Unambitious direction and indifferent scripts add little to the simple, under-developed themes." [3]

Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture keeps Stryker, competently portrayed by Clifford Evans, and his stooge, Sam, amusingly drawn by George Woodbridge, out of things during the initial stages, but they, nevertheless, come up fast on the rails and contribute to two exciting finishes. Rest of the players sound, and London and Thames backgrounds first rate. The two halves make a better than average whole." [4]

Picturegoer wrote: "Split-second timing and no frills are the requirements for these package thrillers, designed for American commercial television. The stories here, though modest, are neat and competent." [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Companions in Crime". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Companions in Crime (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Companions in Crime" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 21 (240): 103. 1 January 1954. ProQuest   1305810311.
  4. ↑ "Companions in Crime" . Kine Weekly . 446 (2447): 21. 20 May 1954. ProQuest   2732607947.
  5. ↑ "Companions in Crime" . Picturegoer . 28: 13. 5 December 1954. ProQuest   1776993165.
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