Death Over My Shoulder

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Death Over My Shoulder
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Directed by Arthur Crabtree
Written by Norman Hudis
Alyce Canfield
Produced by Frank Bevis
Starring Keefe Brasselle
Jill Adams
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Music by Douglas Gamley
Production
company
Vicar
Distributed byOrb Films
Release date
1958
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish

Death Over My Shoulder is a 1958 British crime film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Keefe Brasselle, Bonar Colleano and Jill Adams. [1] It was written by Norman Hudis based on a story by Alyce Canfield.

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Plot

When Jack Regan is unable to meet his payments for his ill son, he hires a professional killer to murder him so his son will receive Jack's insurance money.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although the introduction of American gangsters into London is, presumably, feasible, it is not in this case very convincing; and in this basic weakness most of the faults of the film originate. Violence, sentimentality and lust are dispensed in more or less equal quantities, but are never more than tedious. Bonar Colleano and Al Mulock manage orthodox, competent performances." [2]

Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture sprawls during the first 30 minutes, but plenty of widely varied action, embroidered with sex, is crowded into the last hour. Keefe Brasselle contributes a forthright, yet sensitive, portrayal as Regan, Bonar Colleano is in his element as Longo, and Jill Adams has her moments as Evelyn, but Arlene de Marco, who, by the way, should never sing in public, falters as Julie. lts supporting players are adequate. The staging is above average, and the night shots are impressive" [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Death Over My Shoulder". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Death Over My Shoulder". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 25 (288): 5. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.
  3. ↑ "Death Over My Shoulder". Kine Weekly . 488 (2627): 13. 19 December 1957 – via ProQuest.


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