Man at the Carlton Tower

Last updated

Man at the Carlton Tower
Man at the Carlton Tower.jpg
Directed by Robert Tronson
Written by Philip Mackie
Based on The Man at the Carlton
by Edgar Wallace
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Bert Mason
Edited by Bernard Gribble
Music by Ron Goodwin
Production
company
Merton Park Studios
Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated
Release date
  • July 1961 (1961-07)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Man at the Carlton Tower is a 1961 British crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Maxine Audley, Lee Montague and Allan Cuthbertson. [1] Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1931 novel The Man at the Carlton . [2]

Contents

Cast

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "The latest of the Edgar Wallace mystery series, an amalgam of deductive duologues, gunplay and publicity for the new Carlton Tower Hotel, has about it the air of a television series manqué, competent enough of its undistinguished kind. Alfred Burke gives a novel style of smooth menace to his villain, but the ending where he loses both loot and life is confused and unconvincing." [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hazel Court</span> English actress (1926–2008)

Hazel Court was an English actress. She is known for her roles in British and American horror films during the 1950s and early 1960s, including Terence Fisher's The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) for Hammer Film Productions, and three of Roger Corman's adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for American International Pictures: The Premature Burial (1962), The Raven (1963) and The Masque of the Red Death (1964).

Lee Montague is an English actor noted for his roles in film and television, usually playing tough guys.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maxine Audley</span> English actress (1923–1992)

Maxine Audley was an English theatre and film actress. She made her professional stage debut in July 1940 at the Open Air Theatre. Audley performed with the Old Vic company and the Royal Shakespeare Company many times. She appeared in more than 20 films, the first of which was the 1948 adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina.

<i>Edgar Wallace Mysteries</i>

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre on television in the United States.

<i>Death Drums Along the River</i> 1963 British film by Lawrence Huntington

Death Drums Along the River is a 1963 British-German international co-production directed by Lawrence Huntingdon ad starring Richard Todd and Marianne Koch.

<i>The Brain</i> (1962 film) British-German film by Freddie Francis

The Brain, also known as Vengeance and Ein Toter sucht seinen Mörder, is a 1962 UK-West German co-production science fiction thriller film directed by Freddie Francis, and starring Anne Heywood and Peter van Eyck. It is adapted from the 1942 Curt Siodmak novel Donovan's Brain, and in this film, differing from earlier adaptations, the dead man seeks his murderer through hypnotic contact with the doctor keeping his brain alive.

<i>The Trygon Factor</i> 1966 British-West German film by Cyril Frankel

The Trygon Factor is a 1966 British-West German crime film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Stewart Granger, Susan Hampshire and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1917 Edgar Wallace novel Kate Plus Ten.

<i>The Sinister Man</i> 1961 British film by Clive Donner

The Sinister Man is a 1961 British crime drama film directed by Clive Donner and starring Patrick Allen and John Bentley. It was one of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 1960s.

<i>Never Back Losers</i> 1961 British film by Robert Tronson

Never Back Losers is a 1961 British 'B' crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Jack Hedley, Jacqueline Ellis and Patrick Magee. The film is based on the 1929 novel The Green Ribbon by Edgar Wallace. It was one of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series, produced at Merton Park Studios in the early 1960s.

<i>The Malpas Mystery</i> 1960 British film directed by Sidney Hayers

The Malpas Mystery is a 1960 British B movie crime film, directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Maureen Swanson and Allan Cuthbertson.

<i>Ricochet</i> (1963 film) 1963 film

Ricochet is a 1963 British crime film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Maxine Audley, Richard Leech and Alex Scott. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1922 novel The Angel of Terror.

<i>Clue of the Twisted Candle</i> 1960 British film by Allan Davis

Clue of the Twisted Candle is a 1960 British second feature crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Bernard Lee, David Knight and Francis De Wolff. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1918 novel The Clue of the Twisted Candle.

<i>The Man at the Carlton</i> 1931 novel

The Man at the Carlton is a 1931 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.

<i>Marriage of Convenience</i> (1960 film) 1960 British film by Clive Donner

Marriage of Convenience is a 1960 British crime film directed by Clive Donner and starring Harry H. Corbett, John Cairney and John Van Eyssen. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1924 Wallace novel The Three Oak Mystery.

<i>Man Detained</i> 1961 British film by Robert Tronson

Man Detained is a 1961 British crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Archard, Elvi Hale and Paul Stassino. Part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is loosely based on the 1916 novel A Debt Discharged by Edgar Wallace.

<i>Attempt to Kill</i> 1961 film directed by Royston Morley

Attempt to Kill is a 1961 British film. It was a rare feature directed by Royston Morley, and based on a story by Edgar Wallace, The Lone House Mystery. It was one of a series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 1960s.

<i>Backfire!</i> (1962 film) 1962 British film by Paul Almond

Backfire! is a 1962 second feature British film directed by Paul Almond and starring Alfred Burke, Zena Marshall and Oliver Johnston. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it was based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

<i>The Share Out</i> British film by Gerard Glaister

The Share Out is a 1962 British second feature film directed by Gerard Glaister and starring Bernard Lee, Alexander Knox and Moira Redmond. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1920 Wallace novel Jack O'Judgment.

<i>The £20,000 Kiss</i> 1962 British film by John Moxey

The £20,000 Kiss is a 1962 British film directed by John Moxey and starring Dawn Addams, Michael Goodliffe and Richard Thorp. Part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on a story by Wallace.

<i>Never Mention Murder</i> 1964 British film by John Nelson Burton

Never Mention Murder is a 1964 British second feature film directed by John Nelson Burton and starring Maxine Audley, Dudley Foster and Michael Coles. Part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on a story by Wallace.

References

  1. "Man at the Carlton Tower". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943.
  3. "Man at the Carlton Tower". Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 130. 1961 via ProQuest.