Solution by Phone

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Solution by Phone
Directed by Alfred Travers
Written by Brandon Fleming
Produced by Brandon Fleming
Geoffrey Goodheart
Starring Clifford Evans
Thea Gregory
John Witty
CinematographyHilton Craig
Edited byCarmen Beliaeff
Production
company
Pan Productions
Distributed by Associated British-Pathé
Release date
  • 11 January 1954 (1954-01-11)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Solution by Phone is a 1954 British crime film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Clifford Evans, Thea Gregory and Georgina Cookson. [1] The screenplay concerns an actor who seeks help from a crime novelist in his attempts to dispose of a body. [2] It was a second feature, shot at Brighton Studios with sets designed by the art director Don Russell.

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References

  1. "Solution by Phone (1953)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  2. "Solution by Phone (1954) - Alfred Travers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".

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