Feet of Clay (1960 film)

Last updated

Feet of Clay
Feet of Clay film Opening titles (1960).webp
Opening titles
Directed byFrank Marshall
Written byMark Grantham
Produced by Edward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
Starring Vincent Ball
Wendy Williams
Cinematography James Wilson
Edited by Desmond Saunders
Music by Bill Le Sage
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Feet of Clay is a 1960 British crime film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Vincent Ball, Wendy Williams and Hilda Fenemore. [1] [2] It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by The Danzigers.

Contents

Plot

A newly barred lawyer represents a confessed murderer of a beloved probation officer, but all is not as it seems.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Drearily predictable mystery film, made with undisguised poverty of means and invention poverty." [3]

The film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane describe Feet of Clay as "oddly compelling", "set in a world of prison, drab night streets and stuffy private hotels". At the ending, "once the final flurry of fisticuffs is over, the young lovers embrace, but the acrid atmosphere of the film still hovers over their union". [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Poets Pub</i> 1949 British film by Frederick Wilson

Poet's Pub is a 1949 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Derek Bond, Rona Anderson and James Robertson Justice. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same title by Eric Linklater. The film was one of four of David Rawnsley's Aquila Films that used his proposed "independent frame" technique.

The Briggs Family is a 1940 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Edward Chapman, Felix Aylmer, Jane Baxter, Oliver Wakefield and Austin Trevor. It was written by Brock Williams and John Dighton.

<i>Things Happen at Night</i> 1948 British film

Things Happen at Night is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh. The film is based upon a stage play, The Poltergeist, by Frank Harvey. It was shot at Twickenham Studios. Despite the film's comparatively large budget it ended up being released as a second feature.

<i>The Large Rope</i> 1953 film by Wolf Rilla

The Large Rope is a 1953 British crime film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Donald Houston, Susan Shaw and Robert Brown.

<i>The Long Knife</i> 1958 British film by Montgomery Tully

The Long Knife is a 1958 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Joan Rice, Sheldon Lawrence and Victor Brooks. It was written by Ian Stuart Black.

<i>Circumstantial Evidence</i> (1952 film) 1952 British film by Daniel Birt

Circumstantial Evidence is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rona Anderson, Patrick Holt and Frederick Leister. It was written by Allan MacKinnon.

<i>Face in the Night</i> 1957 British film by Lance Comfort

Face in the Night, released in the US as Menace in the Night, is a 1957 British second feature crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni and Vincent Ball. It was based on the novel Suspense by Bruce Graeme.

<i>The Man Who Liked Funerals</i> 1959 British film by David Eady

The Man Who Liked Funerals is a 1958 British 'B' comedy film directed by David Eady and starring Leslie Phillips, Susan Beaumont and Bill Fraser. It was written by Margot Bennett, Cecily Finn and Joan O'Connor.

<i>Star of My Night</i> 1954 British film by Paul Dickson

Star of My Night is a 1954 British romance film directed by Paul Dickson and starring Griffith Jones, Kathleen Byron and Hugh Williams. It was written by Paul Tabori from his 1957 novel Le Soleil de ma Nuit. It concerns a sculptor who becomes romantically involved with a ballerina. It was produced as a second feature by the Danziger Brothers, although it had a more established cast than many.

<i>Operation Cupid</i> 1960 British film by Charles Saunders

Operation Cupid is a 1960 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Charles Farrell, Avice Landone and Wallas Eaton.

<i>Clash by Night</i> (1963 film) 1963 British film by Montgomery Tully

For the 1952 Fritz Lang film of the same name see Clash by Night.

<i>You Pay Your Money</i> 1957 British film by Maclean Rogers

You Pay Your Money is a 1957 British 'B' crime drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh McDermott, Jane Hylton and Honor Blackman. It was written by Michael Cronin and Rogers.

The Gentle Terror is a 1961 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Terence Alexander and Angela Douglas. It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by The Danzigers.

<i>Highway to Battle</i> 1961 British film by Ernest Morris

Highway to Battle is a 1961 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Gerard Heinz and Margaret Tyzack. It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.

<i>Its a Bare, Bare World!</i> 1963 British naturist film by William Lang

It's a Bare, Bare World! is a 1963 British second feature naturist short film directed by William Lang and starring Margaret Nolan.

<i>Devils Point</i> (film) 1954 British film by Montgomery Tully

Devil's Point is a 1954 British drama film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Richard Arlen, Greta Gynt and Donald Houston. It was written and produced by Charles Deane as a second feature, one of two he made starring Hollywood actor Arlen; the other was Stolen Time (1955). The film was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox.

<i>Climb Up the Wall</i> 1960 British film by Michael Winner

Climb Up the Wall is a 1960 British second feature comedy and musical film directed by Michael Winner and starring Jack Jackson, Glen Mason and Russ Conway. It was written by Winner and Jackson, and features uncredited appearances by Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine.

<i>The End of the Road</i> (1954 film) 1954 British film by Wolf Rilla

The End of the Road is a 1954 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Finlay Currie, Duncan Lamont and Naomi Chance. It was produced by Group Three Films as a second feature with funding from the NFFC and distributed by British Lion. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Michael Stringer.

<i>Act of Murder</i> (film) 1964 British film by Alan Bridges

Act of Murder is a 1964 British crime drama film, directed by Alan Bridges. One of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series, it was Bridges's first film as director.

<i>Two Letter Alibi</i> 1962 British film by Robert Lynn

Two Letter Alibi is a 1962 British crime film directed by Robert Lynn and starring Peter Williams, Petra Davies and Ursula Howells.

References

  1. ↑ "Feet of Clay". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ↑ BFI.org
  3. ↑ "Feet of Clay". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 23. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 95.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.