The Echo Murders

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The Echo Murders
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Directed by John Harlow
Screenplay byJohn Harlow
Based onThe Terror of Tregarwith
by Hector Hawton (as John Sylvester) [1]
Produced by Louis H. Jackson
Starring
Cinematography James Wilson
Edited by Lito Carruthers
Music by Percival Mackey
Production
companies
British National Films
Strand Film Company Ltd.
Distributed byAnglo-American Film Corporation (UK)
Release date
  • 17 December 1945 (1945-12-17)(UK)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Echo Murders is a 1945 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar and Dennis Price. [2] [3] It was written by Harlow based on the story "The Terror of Tregarwith" by Hector Hawton (as John Sylvester).

Contents

It was one of two films directed by Harlow in which Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being Meet Sexton Blake (1945). [4]

Plot

A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake. [5]

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The plot has elements of probability, but is too heavily overlaid with absurdities and situations which it is difficult to accept seriously. Shots of the Cornish coast are pleasing and the members of the cast are adequate in the roles assigned to them, David Farrar, in particular, being suitably 'tough' as the necessarily tough detective." [6]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Serial-like blood and thunder, latest of the robust Sexton Blake series ... There are so many strings and characters to the plot that it is impossible to keep track of them all, but the hearty, though hardly plausible, surface action should keep the industrial ninepennies on their toes." [7]

Picturegoer wrote: "Another of the Sexton Blake series, with David Farrar as the famous sleuth ... It's all very juvenile in the best 'blood and thunder' tradition. Kynaston Reeves is good as the villain, but the supporting cast is not all that could be desired." [8]

References

  1. ↑ Hinrich, Derek (2018). "The Living Image" . Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Echo Murders". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "OBITUARIES: David Farrar" . Independent.co.uk . 29 September 1995. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Echo Murders: John Harlow : Free Download & Streaming: Internet Archive" . Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Echo Murders". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 12 (133): 105. 1 January 1945. ProQuest   1305803971.
  7. ↑ "The Echo Murders". Kine Weekly . 342 (2002): 24. 30 August 1945. ProQuest   2826257804.
  8. ↑ "The Echo Murders". Picturegoer . 14: 13. 7 December 1945. ProQuest   1771184187.
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