Final Appointment

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Final Appointment
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Directed by Terence Fisher
Written by Kenneth Hayles
Based onthe BBC radio play Death Keeps a Date by Sidney Nelson
& Maurice Harrison [1] [2]
Produced by Francis Searle
Starring John Bentley
Eleanor Summerfield
Hubert Gregg
CinematographyJonah Jones
Edited byJohn Ferris
Production
company
Distributed by Monarch Film Corporation
Release date
  • 11 October 1954 (1954-10-11)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Final Appointment is a 1954 British comedy thriller film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg. [3] It also features Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role. [4] It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. The film was produced by Francis Searle for ACTFilms, [5] and was released in the U.S. as The Last Appointment. [6] A sequel, Stolen Assignment , also featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew, appeared the following year. [7]

Contents

Plot

A former soldier who was court-martialled during the Second World War sets out to murder the officers who passed sentence on him. After the lawyer who acted for the prosecution at the court martial receives threatening letters a newspaper reporter and his wisecracking girlfriend try to track down the killer.

Cast

Recent assessment of the film

The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, calling it a "Capable thriller." [8]

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References

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  8. "Final Appointment - Film from RadioTimes".