The Hypnotist | |
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Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
Written by | Montgomery Tully |
Based on | a play by Falkland Cary |
Produced by | Alec C. Snowden |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
Music by | Trevor Duncan |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Hypnotist (U.S. title Scotland Yard Dragnet) is a 1957 British thriller film directed and written by Montgomery Tully and starring Paul Carpenter, Patricia Roc and Roland Culver. [1] It is based on a 1956 play by Falkland Cary. A hypnotist has grown sick of his wife and attempts to convince one of his patients to murder her.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The narrative of this murder mystery is so hung about with rambling and unconnected sub-plots as to become hopelessly confused. A most inept performance by Paul Carpenter only adds to the muddle; but there is some good playing by Kay Callard and Ellen Pollock." [2]
The Radio Times wrote "Irish-born director Montgomery Tully was one of the key figures in the British B-movie industry during the 1950s and 1960s. This is one of his better efforts, as psychiatrist Roland Culver attempts to frame disturbed test pilot Paul Carpenter for the murder of his wife. Culver does a nice line in evil manipulation and Patricia Roc is typically spirited as the girlfriend standing by her man." [3]
TV Guide wrote: "the film drags on and on, going nowhere and taking too long to get there." [4]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Unlikely tale does ramble on." [5]
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