The Fur Collar

The Fur Collar
Directed by	Lawrence Huntington
Written by	Lawrence Huntington
Produced by	Lawrence Huntington
Starring	John Bentley Martin Benson Philip Friend
Cinematography	S.D. Onions
Edited by	Peter Weatherley
Music by	John Fox
Production company	Albatross
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) [1]
Release date	December 1962 (1962-12)(UK)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Fur Collar is a 1962 British second feature ^[2] thriller film directed and written by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Bentley, Martin Benson and Philip Friend. ^[3]

Plot

A man wearing a fur-collared coat is shot on his arrival in Paris. A British journalist is convinced that he was intended victim, as he also wears a fur-collar, and has made dangerous enemies by an exposé.

Cast

• John Bentley as Mike Andrews
• Martin Benson as Martin Benson
• Philip Friend as Eddie Morgan
• Nadja Regin as Marie Lejeune
• Balbina as Jacqueline Legrain
• Hector Ross as Roger Harding
• Gordon Sterne as Duclos
• Guy Middleton as resident
• Brian Nissen as Carl Jorgensen
• John Gabriel as hotel receptionist
• Tommy Duggan as foreign agent
• Murray Kash as Jules
• Eddie Mulloy as Donten
• Clarissa Stolz as chambermaid

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A soporific thriller which wearily plods its way to a conventional unconvincing 'surprise' finish. The acting is as half-hearted as the story." ^[4]

Kine Weekly wrote: "The plot, although somewhat extravagant, is tightly knit, and its characters are sharply drawn. The thrills, leavened by popular romance, spread evenly over its convenient running time, and the settings are colourful. ... The picture briskly moves in an authentic Paris environment and deploys its many characters astutely. John Bentley acquires a convincing American accent as the resourceful Mike, Martin Benson registers as Legrain, Nadja Regin is an attractive Marie, and Philip Friend wins some sympathy as the weak Eddie. ^[5]

References

1. Vagg, Stephen (20 July 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation, 1962". Filmink. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
2. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 148. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
3. "The Fur Collar". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
4. "The Fur Collar". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 30 (348): 85. 1 January 1963. ProQuest   1305824033.
5. "The Fur Collar". Kine Weekly . 552 (2901): 10. 9 May 1963. ProQuest   3127067488.

External links

• The Fur Collar at IMDb