Kill Me Tomorrow

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Kill Me Tomorrow
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Terence Fisher
Written byRobert Falconer
Manning O'Brine
Story byRobert Falconer
Produced by Francis Searle
Richard Gordon
Starring Pat O'Brien
Lois Maxwell
George Coulouris
Tommy Steele
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited byAnn Chegwidden
Music byTemple Abady
Production
companies
Distributed byRenown Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
Running time
80 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Kill Me Tomorrow is a 1957 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Pat O'Brien and Lois Maxwell. [1] It was written by Robert Falconer and Manning O'Brine and made by Tempean Films at Southall Studios in West London.

Contents

The film features a cameo by Tommy Steele.

Plot

After suffering a series of personal setbacks and in desperate need of cash, reporter Bart Crosbie tries to get his old job back. But when he returns to the newspaper offices, Crosbie discovers that his former boss has been murdered. He is then offered money by the killer, a diamond smuggler, to take the murder rap.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Spiced with maudlin sentiment on the one hand and a guest appearance by Tommy Steele on the other, this is a competent but unconvincing crime story. However odd the teaming of Pat O'Brien and Lois Maxwell, the playing is quite adequate." [2]

The Radio Times called the film a "far-fetched B-movie ...Terence Fisher directs with little enthusiasm, but it's worth hanging in there to catch the debut of Tommy Steele." [3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Sombre drama, adequately acted." [4]

TV Guide wrote, "it's overplayed and melodramatic but has enough intrigue to make it watchable." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kill Me Tomorrow". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kill Me Tomorrow". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 24 (276): 72. 1 January 1957. ProQuest   1305817340 – via ProQuest.
  3. ↑ "Kill Me Tomorrow | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 333. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.
  5. ↑ "Kill Me Tomorrow Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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