Concerning Mr. Martin

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Concerning Mr. Martin
Directed by Roy Kellino
Written by Ernest Dudley
Richard Llewellyn (additional dialogue)
Story byErnest Dudley
Produced byJohn Findlay
Starring
Cinematography Stanley Grant
Edited by Ralph Kemplen
Music by Colin Wark
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox (UK)
Release date
  • March 1937 (1937-03)(UK)
Running time
59 minutes [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Concerning Mr. Martin is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Wilson Barrett, William Devlin and Marjorie Peacock. [2] [3] When an innocent girl is cheated by a seedy nightclub owner, a classy thief comes to her rescue.

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Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide rated the film two out of four stars, and noted, "Tense moments between good thief Barrett and the crooked nightclub owner, Devlin, result in some exciting scenes. This clever thriller was Kellino's first film as a director." [4]

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References

  1. "CONCERNING MR MARTIN - British Board of Film Classification".
  2. "Concerning Mr. Martin". 1 March 1937 via IMDb.
  3. "Concerning Mr. Martin (1937)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  4. "Concerning Mr. Martin".