The Long Knife
| The Long Knife | |
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Written by | Ian Stuart Black |
| Based on | Leslie Seldon Truss (as Leslie Truss |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
| Starring | Joan Rice Sheldon Lawrence |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Long Knife is a 1958 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Joan Rice, Sheldon Lawrence and Victor Brooks.[2][3] It was written by Ian Stuart Black.
A young nurse becomes drawn into criminal activities.
Cast
[edit]- Joan Rice as Jill Holden
- Sheldon Lawrence as Ross Waters
- Dorothy Brewster as Angela
- Ellen Pollock as Mrs Cheam
- Victor Brooks as Superintendent Leigh
- Alan Keith as Doctor Ian Probus
- Arthur Gomez as Sergeant Bowles
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Well turned-out crime thriller which suffers from an unlikely nurse as a heroine and a denouement which connoisseurs of the detective story might well consider obsolete."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Long Knife". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "The Long Knife". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288): 129. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.
External links
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