Bond of Fear
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| File:Bond of Fear film Theatrical release poster (1956).png British theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Cass |
| Screenplay by | John Gilling Norman Hudis |
| Produced by | Monty Berman Robert S. Baker |
| Starring | Dermot Walsh Jane Barrett John Colicos |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Stanley Marks |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
| Distributed by | Eros Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Bond of Fear is a 1956 British 'B'[1] crime drama film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett, and John Colicos.[2][3][4] The screenplay was by John Gilling and Norman Hudis.
Premise
[edit | edit source]John Sewell and his family are taken hostage by desperate fugitive Dewar who is a stowaway in their caravan.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Dermot Walsh as John Sewell
- Jane Barrett as Mary Sewell
- John Colicos as Dewar
- Marilyn Baker as Ann Sewell
- Anthony Pavey as Michael Sewell
- Alan MacNaughtan as Detective Sergeant Daley
- Jameson Clark as Scotty
- John Horsley as motorcycle policeman
- Marianne Stone as Mrs. Simon
- Arnold Bell as Police Sergeant at road block
- Avril Angers as girl hiker
- Bill Shine as man hiker
- Peter Swanwick as travelling salesman
- Hal Osmond as hospital orderly
- Trevor Reid as Dover Police Inspector
- Alan Robinson as Dover immigration official
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A modest, competently made thriller which extracts a fair amount of suspense from its central situation and adds some conventional touches of policeman comedy. The playing is sound, with John Colicos making an effective villain."[5]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The film takes a picturesque route and the pleasant backgrounds artfully embroider its thrills, Dermot Walsh does a sound job as the menaced John, Jane Barrett acts with composure as Mary, John Colicos makes a hearty villain as Dewar, and Anthony Pavey and Marilyn Baker are natural as Michael Sr Ann, The police detail is illuminating and gives a realistic touch to salient situations and the tense climax. Suspenseful, yet completely innocuous, it should have been given the benefit of the U certificate."[6]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Repetitive drama just about passes the time."[7]
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film a "moderately inventive thriller."[1]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bond of Fear at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).