Strictly Confidential (1959 film)

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Strictly Confidential
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Original British quad poster
Directed by Charles Saunders
Screenplay by Brock Williams (& original story)
Produced by Guido Coen
Starring Richard Murdoch
William Kendall
Maya Koumani
Cinematography Walter J. Harvey
Edited by Peter Pitt
Music by Malcolm Lockyer
Production
company
A Twickenham Film Production
Distributed byAlliance Film Distributors Limited (U.K.)
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (U.K.)
Release date
16 November 1959
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Strictly Confidential is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Richard Murdoch, William Kendall, Maya Koumani and Neil Hallett. [1] Two con-men, recently released from prison, are enlisted by a widow to help her recover control of her late husband's business.

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Plot

Released from prison, two genteel con-men, former Commander Binham-Ryley and former Major Rory McQuarry, target a beautiful and wealthy young widow who hires them to run her factory. What the crooks fail to realise is that Maxine Millard has devious schemes of her own in mind.

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Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A cheap and shoddy little farce in a long outmoded tradition. Vulgar double-entendres take the place of wit and the actors struggle helplessly against impossible odds. " [2]

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References

  1. "Strictly Confidential". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. "Strictly Confidential". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 26 (300): 159. 1 January 1959 via ProQuest.