Danger by My Side | |
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Directed by | Charles Saunders |
Written by | Ronald Liles Aubrey Cash |
Produced by | John I. Phillips |
Starring | Anthony Oliver Maureen Connell Alan Tilvern |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Edited by | Jim Connock |
Music by | Martin Slavin |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date | 1963 |
Running time | 63 mins |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Danger by My Side, also known as Danger on My Side, is a 1963 British second feature [1] crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders and starring Anthony Oliver, Maureen Connell and Alan Tilvern. [2]
Lynne Marsden sees her undercover detective brother killed by a speeding car. She goes in search of the murderers, which leads her to a Soho club and diamond smugglers.
The film was made at Shepperton Studios, England, and on location.[ citation needed ]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A distinctly tame and routine crime thriller, spiced with a touch of almost ludicrous striptease. Largely static, the story unwinds with little tension, and even the final moments are unexciting, despite smooth enough treatment and an adequate cast." [3]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "The road to justice leads to a Soho nightclub in this tawdry British B-movie. The hit-and-run murder, the sleazy club scenes, the heist and the motor-launch finale are all executed with the minimum of imagination as Maureen Connell puts her personal safety on the line while helping the police catch her detective-brother's killers. Charles Saunders's poor pacing leaves the cast high and dry." [4]
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film wrote the film contained: "embarrassing cliched dialogue and unconvincing characterisations." [1]
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