The Gentle Terror

The Gentle Terror
Directed by	Frank Marshall
Written by	Mark Grantham
Produced by	Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger
Starring	Terence Alexander Angela Douglas
Cinematography	Stephen Dade
Edited by	John Dunsford
Music by	Bill LeSage
Release date	1961 (1961)
Running time	67 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Gentle Terror is a 1961 British second feature ('B') ^[1] thriller film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Terence Alexander and Angela Douglas. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by The Danzigers.

Plot

A mild mannered bookkeeping clerk is accused of embezzlement. To clear his name he must catch the true culprit.

Cast

• Terence Alexander as David
• Angela Douglas as Nancy
• Jill Hyem as Daphne
• Laidman Browne as Byrne
• Malcolm Webster as Ian
• Patrick McAlinney as Sam
• Victor Spinetti as Joe
• Peter Swanwick as 1st auditor
• Howard Greene as 2nd auditor
• Rosemary Rothery as Miss Durant
• John Hatton as Frank
• Paul Craig as Lou
• Fredric Abbott as barman
• Jack Melford as Inspector Miles
• Michael Beint as Det. Sgt. Harris
• George Mikell as Turk
• Michael Darbyshire as ticket clerk
• Totti Truman Taylor as Mrs. Connor

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The story contains the bare bones of a promising farce, but feeble treatment, naive dialogue and weak acting result in a laboured and ineffective comedy, well below par by any standards." ^[5]

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called it a "feeble comedy-mystery." ^[1]

References

1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 94. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
2. "The Gentle Terror". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
3. The Gentle Terror at BFI
4. "The Gentle Terror (1961) – Frank Marshall | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
5. "The Gentle Terror" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 30 (348): 85. 1 January 1963. ProQuest   1305823671.

External links

• The Gentle Terror at IMDb