Double Exposure | |
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Directed by | John Gilling |
Written by | John Gilling John Roddick |
Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Monty Berman |
Edited by | Margery Saunders |
Music by | John Lanchbery |
Production company | Kenilworth Film Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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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.
The film was made at Southall Studios, with sets designed by Wilfred Arnold.
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]
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