The Wallet (film)

The Wallet
Directed by	Morton M. Lewis
Written by	Ted Willis.
Produced by	Morton M. Lewis
Starring	John Longden Chili Bouchier Hilda Fenemore
Cinematography	Brendan J. Stafford
Edited by	Denis Kavanagh
Music by	John Bath
Production company	Morton M. Lewis Productions
Distributed by	Archway Film Distributors
Release date	March 1952 (1952-03)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Wallet is a 1952 British crime film directed by Morton Lewis ^[1] to a script by Ted Willis. ^[2] It was produced as a second feature for release on a double bill. The film was released in the US as Blueprint for Danger the following year. ^[3]

Plot

The script follows a lost wallet found by a passing stranger with a pipe (played by Longden), and the following events.

Cast

• John Longden as Man With Pipe
• Chili Bouchier as Babs
• Roberta Huby as Dot Johnson
• Alfred Farrell as Harry Maythorpe
• Hilda Fenemore as Alice Maythorpe
• Diana Calderwood as May Jenkins

References

1. British Film and Television Yearbook v 6-10 p 204 1956 -"Produced and directed Blueprint for Danger and The Wallet and numerous short documentaries. Formed Meadway Productions Ltd. 1955 to make TV. and advertising films. Directed and photographed several advertising documentaries .."
2. The Motion Picture Guide 9 p3726 "Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross - 1985 64m Sunset/ Archway bw (AKA: BLUEPRINT FOR DANGER) John Longden (Man with Pipe), Chil Bouchier (Babs), Roberta Huby (Dot Johnson), Alfred ... It's found by a passing stranger, Longden, and the wallet takes a strange trip of its own."
3. Board of Trade Journal vl 164 p1007 1953 The title of the film, "The Wallet" (Br/E 16639), registered on 31 May 1952, has been altered to "Blueprint for Danger" and the length altered to 5,100 feet.

External links

• The Wallet at IMDb