Partners in Crime (1961 film)

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Partners in Crime
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Directed by Peter Duffell
Written by Robert Banks Stewart
Based on The Man Who Knew
by Edgar Wallace
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Bert Mason
Edited by Edward B. Jarvis
Music by Ron Goodwin
Production
company
Merton Park Studios
Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated
Release date
  • February 1961 (1961-02)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Partners in Crime is a 1961 British second feature ('B') [1] crime film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Bernard Lee, Moira Redmond and John Van Eyssen. [2] The screenplay was by Robert Banks Stewart, based on the 1918 Edgar Wallace novel The Man Who Knew . [3] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.

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Plot

The plot revolves around control of the soft drink company Cool Kups following the murder of the company chairman Harold Strickland. During the police investigation the company is temporarily controlled by Frank Merril.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Unexciting addition to the Edgar Wallace series, with little or no subtlety or originality. Bernard Lee is adequate as the Inspector, and Graham Leaman makes much of a tiny part as a Yard ballistics expert." [4]

References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 237. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Partners in Crime". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 486.
  4. ↑ "Partners in Crime". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 66. 1 January 1961. ProQuest   1305822095.
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