Dead Man's Shoes (1940 film)

Dead Man's Shoes
American release poster
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	Nina Jarvis John H. Kafka
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Leslie Banks Joan Marion Wilfrid Lawson Judy Kelly
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Monica Kimick
Production company	ABPC
Distributed by	ABFD (UK) Monogram Pictures (US)
Release date	5 May 1940 (1940-05-05)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£29,094 [1]

Dead Man's Shoes is a 1940 British mystery drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Banks, Joan Marion and Wilfrid Lawson.

Plot

A man has lost his memory and rises to a position of authority and respect. One day he is confronted by a man who claims to have been involved with him in the past. The film is considered an antecedent of British Film Noir. ^[2]

Cast

• Leslie Banks as Roger de Vetheuil
• Joan Marion as Viola de Vetheuil
• Geoffrey Atkins as Paul de Vetheuil
• Wilfrid Lawson as Lucien Sarrou
• Judy Kelly as Michelle Allain
• Nancy Price as Madame Pelletier
• Walter Hudd as Gaston Alexandri
• Peter Bull as Defence Counsel
• Henry Oscar as President of the Court
• Ludwig Stössel as Doctor Breithaut
• Roddy McDowall as Boy

Production

Inspired by the 1938 French film Crossroads , it was made by Associated British Picture Corporation at the company's Elstree Studios. The film was completed in late 1939, but was not released until the following year.

References

1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 480.
2. Spicer p.439

Bibliography

• Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

• Dead Man's Shoes at IMDb