The Gilded Cage (1955 film)

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The Gilded Cage
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Directed by John Gilling
Screenplay by Brock Williams
Paul Erickson (story)
Produced by Robert S. Baker
Monty Berman
Starring Alex Nicol
Veronica Hurst
Clifford Evans
CinematographyMonty Berman
Edited by Jim Connock
Music by Stanley Black
Production
company
Distributed by Eros Films (UK)
Release date
  • February 1955 (1955-02)(UK)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Gilded Cage is a 1955 second feature [1] British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Alex Nicol, Veronica Hurst and Clifford Evans. [2]

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Plot

Two brothers become involved with criminals planning a major art heist involving the paintingThe Gilded Cage, only to be framed by them for the theft.

Cast

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "A modest mystery thriller, competently made except for a few wild improbabilities in the plot and a five-figure London telephone number. There are good performances by Elwyn Brooke-Jones and Clifford Evans." [3]

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "After a string of supporting roles for Universal in the early 1950s, Alex Nicol earned a dubious promotion to leading man in this British thriller, co-starring Clifford Evans. Director John Gilling tries to push this tale of art theft and murder along at a decent pace, but spotting who framed Nichol's brother is hardly taxing." [4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Standard thriller, vigorously played." [5]

Sky Movies noted a "standard British thick-ear thriller of the Fifties ... Vigorous playing from a solid cast that includes Clifford Evans and Veronica Hurst sees the ingenuous story through." [6]

Releases

The film was released on DVD by Renown Pictures in 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 87. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "The Gilded Cage". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Gilded Cage". Monthly Film Bulletin . 22 (252): 39. 1955 – via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 364. ISBN   9780992936440.
  5. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 314. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.
  6. ↑ "The Gilded Cage". Find and Watch.


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