Man with a Gun is a low-budget 1958 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson and John Le Mesurier.[2][3] The screenplay was by Michael Winner.[4]
| Man with a Gun | |
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Screenplay by | Michael Winner |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
| Starring | Lee Patterson Rona Anderson John Le Mesurier Glen Mason |
| Cinematography | John Wiles |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
editInsurance investigator Mike Davies looks into a suspicious fire that burned down a nightclub. He initially suspects the club's manager, Harry Drayson, but after Davies meets Drayson's niece Stella, she helps him uncover a mob protection scheme responsible for the arson.
Cast
edit- Lee Patterson as Mike Davies
- Rona Anderson as Stella
- John Le Mesurier as Harry Drayson
- Bill Nagy as Joe Harris
- Marne Maitland as Max
- Glen Mason as Steve Riley
- Carlo Borelli as Carlo
- Harold Lang as John Drayson
- Cyril Chamberlain as Superindendent Wood
- Dorinda Stevens as club receptionist
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This crime melodrama is a routine British second feature competently made and efficiently acted. Although it has few distinctive features it fulfils its purpose in a workmanlike way."[5]
TV Guide called it a "so-so crime story. Despite some fast pacing in the direction, the script is too simplistic for the fare."[6]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Man with a Gun". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Man With a Gun (1958) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Man with a Gun". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Man with a Gun". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288): 129. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Man With A Gun". TVGuide.com.
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