Double Exposure (1954 film)

Double Exposure
Directed by	John Gilling
Written by	John Gilling John Roddick
Produced by	Robert S. Baker Monty Berman
Starring	John Bentley Rona Anderson Garry Marsh
Cinematography	Monty Berman
Edited by	Margery Saunders
Music by	John Lanchbery
Production company	Kenilworth Film Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	29 March 1954 (1954-03-29)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Double Exposure is a 1954 British second feature ('B') ^[1] crime film directed by John Gilling and starring John Bentley, Rona Anderson and Garry Marsh. ^[2] It was written by Gilling and John Roddick.

Cast

• John Bentley as Pete Fleming
• Rona Anderson as Barbara Leyland
• Garry Marsh as Beaumont
• Alexander Gauge as Denis Clayton
• Ingeborg von Kusserow as Maxine Golder
• John Horsley as Lamport
• Doris Hare as Woman Police Sergeant
• Eric Berry
• Frank Forsyth as Inspector Grayle
• Ronan O'Casey as Trickson
• Alan Robinson
• Ryck Rydon as Trixon
• Sally Newton
• Rita Webb as flower seller

Production

The film was made at Southall Studios, with sets designed by Wilfred Arnold.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Formula thriller, which opens promisingly but becomes less exciting as it progresses; attempts at comedy, in the dialogue between Fleming and his partner, Beaumont, are rather heavy-handed." ^[3]

Kine Weekly wrote: "A keen sense of humour artfully relieves tension and cloaks occasional inconsistencies. In a word the thumbnail thriller makes a favourable impresson." ^[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Good premise but thriller becomes less convincing as it progresses." ^[5]

References

1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 87. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
2. "Double Exposure". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
3. "Double Exposure". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 21 (240): 73. 1 January 1954. ProQuest   1305823453.
4. "Double Exposure" . Kine Weekly . 444 (2438): 17. 18 March 1954. ProQuest   2732605480.
5. Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 304. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.

External links

• Double Exposure at IMDb