Meet Mr. Malcolm

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Meet Mr. Malcolm
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Original British trade ad
Directed by Daniel Birt
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Hone Glendinning
Edited by Anne Barker
Music by Frank Chacksfield
Production
company
Corsair Pictures
Distributed by Associated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
  • January 1954 (1954-01)(UK)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Meet Mr. Malcolm is a 1954 British crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Adrianne Allen, Sarah Lawson and Meredith Edwards. [1] It was made at Kensington Studios as a second feature.

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Synopsis

Crime writer Colin Knowles (Richard Gale) is called in by his estranged wife Louie (Sarah Lawson) to solve a real-life murder when her employer's body is found at the bottom of a cliff.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide dismissed it as "Not very interesting." [2]

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References

  1. Chibnall & McFarlane p.164
  2. "Meet Mr. Malcolm".

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