Radio Cab Murder

Last updated

Radio Cab Murder
"Radio Cab Murder" (1954).jpg
Original Australian poster
Directed by Vernon Sewell
Written byVernon Sewell
Pat McGrath
Produced by George Maynard
Nat Cohen
Stuart Levy
Starring Jimmy Hanley
Lana Morris
Sonia Holm
Jack Allen
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by Peter Graham Scott
Music by Hubert Clifford
Production
company
Insignia Films
Distributed by Eros Films
Release date
October 1954
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Radio Cab Murder is a 1954 British crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Lana Morris and Sonia Holm. [1] It was made at Walton Studios and on location around Kensington and Notting Hill in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll. It was made as a second feature and was released by the independent Eros Films.

Contents

Plot

After serving a term in prison for safe-cracking, World War Two veteran and ex-con Fred Martin finds work as a taxi cab driver. He is engaged to be married to Myra, the cab company's dispatcher, a former member of the Women's Royal Naval Service. While picking up a fare, Martin witnesses a bank robbery and tails the criminals, but his cab is wrecked during the chase. The police find a well-known safe-cracker dead of apparent natural causes and ask Martin to go undercover, join the bank-robbery gang, and expose its leader. His boss arranges a sham firing based on his having wrecked his cab, but this causes a revolt among the cabbies, who plan to go on strike to support his reinstatement. The robbery is carried off, but the gang discovers Martin's identity and tries to kill him by locking him in a deep freezer at an ice cream factory. He is saved by his cabby comrades, his boss, and Myra, who ride to the rescue and corner the crooks with the aid of the police. [2]

Cast

Recent assessments

The Radio Times gives the film two out of five stars. [3] TV Guide also gives it two out of five stars and comments that "a good cast is all that saves this weakly scripted effort". [2] According to Sky Movies, which also rates the film two out of five stars, "Vernon Sewell was both a competent and prolific director in the genre, and brings a professional crispness that many of his contemporaries lacked." [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimmy Hanley</span> English actor (1918–1970)

Jimmy Hanley was an English actor who appeared in the popular Huggetts film series, and in ITV's most popular advertising magazine programme, Jim's Inn, from 1957 to 1963.

<i>The Frozen Ghost</i> 1945 film by Harold Young

The Frozen Ghost is a 1945 American film noir mystery film starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Elena Verdugo, Evelyn Ankers, Tala Birell, and Martin Kosleck, and directed by Harold Young. It is the fourth of the six "Inner Sanctum" mystery films.

<i>Crime Unlimited</i> 1935 British film

Crime Unlimited is a 1935 British crime film that was made as a Quota quickie. It was directed by Ralph Ince. The film marked the English-language debut of Lilli Palmer.

<i>The Boys</i> (1962 British film) 1962 film

The Boys is a 1962 British courtroom drama film, directed by Sidney J. Furie and with a screenplay by Stuart Douglass.

<i>Strongroom</i> (film) 1962 British film

Strongroom is a 1962 British crime drama film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt, Colin Gordon and Ann Lynn. The screenplay concerns a group of criminals who lock two bank employees in a safe during a robbery.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vernon Sewell</span> British actor and film director (1903–2001)

Vernon Campbell Sewell was a British film director, writer, producer and, briefly, an actor.

<i>Inspector Hornleigh</i> (film) 1938 British film by Eugene Forde

Inspector Hornleigh is a 1938 British detective film directed by Eugene Forde, starring Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim, with Miki Hood, Wally Patch, Steven Geray and Edward Underdown. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in England. The screenplay was co-written by Bryan Edgar Wallace.

<i>Appointment with Crime</i> 1946 British film

Appointment with Crime is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell, Joyce Howard and Robert Beatty.

<i>The Challenge</i> (1960 film) 1960 film

The Challenge, released as It Takes a Thief in the United States, is a 1960 British neo noir crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Jayne Mansfield and Anthony Quayle.

<i>Where Theres a Will</i> (1955 film) 1955 British film

Where There's a Will is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Kathleen Harrison, George Cole and Leslie Dwyer. A family from east London take over a farm in the Devon countryside. The screenplay was written by R. F. Delderfield who adapted one of his own plays.

<i>The Strange Affair</i> 1968 British film

The Strange Affair is a 1968 British crime drama film directed by David Greene and starring Michael York, Jeremy Kemp and Susan George.

<i>Johnny, Youre Wanted</i> 1956 British film

Johnny, You're Wanted is a 1956 British crime B-movie, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring John Slater. The film features famous strongwoman Joan Rhodes performing her stage act. It was based on the 1953 BBC television series of the same name which also starred Slater.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Holt</span> British actor

Patrick Holt was an English film and television actor.

<i>Warning to Wantons</i> 1949 British film

Warning to Wantons is a 1949 British romantic comedy film directed by Donald Wilson and starring Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon and David Tomlinson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonia Holm</span>

Sonia Holm was an English film actress. She trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school".

<i>The Squeaker</i> (1937 film) 1937 British film

The Squeaker is a 1937 British crime film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw and Ann Todd. Edmund Lowe reprised his stage performance in the role of Inspector Barrabal. It is based on the 1927 novel The Squeaker and 1928 play of the same name by Edgar Wallace. Wallace's son Bryan Edgar Wallace worked on the film's screenplay. The Squeaker is underworld slang for an informer. The film is sometimes known by its U.S. alternative title Murder on Diamond Row.

<i>Uneasy Terms</i> 1948 British film

Uneasy Terms is a 1948 British crime thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Michael Rennie, Moira Lister and Faith Brook. It is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Peter Cheyney.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trevor Reid</span> English actor (1908–1965)

Trevor Reid was an English actor. He was born in Liverpool, the son of David Reid and Grace Adelaide at 25 Cheltenham Avenue near to Sefton Park. After leaving school he worked for four years at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, then joined the Liverpool Playhouse Company in 1929 where he stayed for two seasons under the direction of William Armstrong. He served with the Royal Artillery in the Second World War and after discharge resumed his acting career. He acted in 47 films from 1938 to 1965. He died at age 57 in London.

<i>The Jack of Diamonds</i> 1949 British adventure film

The Jack of Diamonds is a 1949 British adventure film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond and Joan Carroll. Its plot follows an ex-soldier who persuades some yacht owners to help recover a treasure chest of jewels he hid off the Belgian coast in 1940 during the Second World War.

<i>The Secret</i> (1955 film) 1955 British film directed by Cy Endfield

The Secret is a 1955 British crime drama directed by Cy Endfield and starring Sam Wanamaker, Mandy Miller, and André Morell.

References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | RADIO CAB MURDER (1954)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Radio Cab Murder Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Radio Cab Murder | TVGuide.com". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Radio Cab Murder | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Radio Cab Murder - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

Bibliography


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.