Compelled

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Compelled
"Compelled" (1960).jpg
British theatrical poster
Directed byRamsey Herrington
Written byMark Grantham
Produced by Edward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
Starring Ronald Howard
Beth Rogan
Cinematography James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson)
Edited by Desmond Saunders
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists Corporation (UK)
Release date
  • December 1960 (1960-12)(UK)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Compelled is a 1960 British second feature ('B') [1] neo noir black and white crime film directed by Ramsey Herrington and starring Ronald Howard and Beth Rogan. [2] [3] [4] It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by the Danziger Brothers.

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Plot

Ex-con Paul Adams is an engineer blackmailed into assisting with a jewel theft. Unknown to his wife, he becomes involved in the building of a tunnel from a bookshop to a jeweller's shop.

Cast

Production

It was one of only two films directed by Herrington, the other being The Nudist Story (1960), also produced by the Danzigers.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Routine Danzigers crime contribution, lacking in both excitement and conviction." [5]

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film: "notably under-nourished in motivation and characterisation." [1]

TV Guide wrote: "there's nothing special about this British programmer". [6]

Britmovie called the film an "unexceptional second-feature crime drama." [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 95. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Compelled". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Compelled at BFI
  4. ↑ "Compelled". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Compelled". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 23. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
  6. ↑ "Compelled". TV Guide.
  7. ↑ "Compelled". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.


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