Dangerous Assignment (film)

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Dangerous Assignment
Directed byBen R. Hart
Written byChick Messina
Produced byMiriam Crowdy
Starring
Production
company
Touchstone Films
Distributed byApex Film Distributors
Release date
  • November 1950 (1950-11)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Dangerous Assignment is a 1950 British second feature ('B') [1] crime film directed by Ben R. Hart and starring Lionel Murton, Pamela Deeming and Ivan Craig. [2] It was written by Chris Messina. The film was made with backing from the newly-formed distributor Apex Films. [1]

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Synopsis

An American crime reporter tries to seek out the whereabouts of a missing car dealer.

Cast

Reception

While it was criticised for its weak story, it received praise as a "commendable effort" which had achieved a certain amount of realism. [1]

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Poor, carelessly constructed thriller." [3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Rough and ready thick-ear, indifferently added." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 126. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. "Dangerous Assignment". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. "Dangerous Assignment" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 17 (193): 187. 1 January 1950 via ProQuest.
  4. Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 297. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.