Recoil (1953 film)

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Recoil
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Elizabeth Sellars and Kieron Moore
Directed by John Gilling
Written byJohn Gilling
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMonty Berman
Edited by Sidney Hayers
Music by Stanley Black
Production
company
Distributed by Eros Films
Release date
  • August 1953 (1953-08)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Recoil is a 1953 British 'B' [1] crime film directed and written by John Gilling and starring Kieron Moore, Elizabeth Sellars and Edward Underdown. [2] [3]

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Plot

When thieves rob and murder her jeweller father, Jean Talbot resolves to bring them to justice by posing as a criminal and infiltrating their gang. She builds up evidence against her father's murderer by pretending to be in love with him.

Cast

Production

It was filmed at Alliance Studios in Twickenham. [2]

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A moderately exciting and realistically told thriller; the playing generally is adequate and the story keeps up a fair pace." [4]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Actionful crime melodrama, realistically staged. ...Elizabeth Sellars, Kieron Moore and Edward Underdown handle the robust, if far-fetched, plot with skill and see that there are no serious let-ups between its exciting opening and even more suspenseful 'curtain.' ... The picture tells a meaty tale and, what's more, serves it hot. Elizabeth Sellars wins sympathy as the fearless yet feminine Jean, and Kieron Moore and Edward Underdown score in contrast and subtly heighten the subsidiary triangle love interest as Nicholas and Michael, Martin Benson also registers as Farnborough. Salient situations carry a kick and the London nocturnal backgrounds are authentic." [5]

Picture Show wrote: "Elizabeth Sellars, as the heroine, and Kieron Moore and Edward Underdown, as the brothers, give convincing performances and are well supported by the rest of the cast." [6]

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film wrote: "It was not the most plausible of plots, but it was effectively handled." [1]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Compact low-budget thriller." [7]

TV Guide called the film "a taut and action-filled programmer." [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 86. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. 1 2 "Recoil". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Recoil (1953) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Recoil". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 20 (228): 151. 1 January 1953 – via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ "Recoil". Kine Weekly . 437 (2407): 14. 13 August 1953. ProQuest   2738574081.
  6. ↑ "Recoil". Picture Show . 61 (1593): 10. 10 October 1953. ProQuest   1879641310.
  7. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 364. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.
  8. ↑ "Recoil Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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