Stolen Assignment
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Written by | Kenneth Hayles |
| Produced by | Francis Searle |
| Starring | John Bentley |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey (as Jimmy Harvey) |
| Edited by | John Pomeroy |
Production company | Association of Cinema Technicians (A.C.T.) |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 62 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Stolen Assignment is a 1955 British comedy 'B'[1] film directed by Terence Fisher and starring John Bentley and Hy Hazell.[2] It was produced by Francis Searle for Act Films Ltd[3] and was a sequel to Fisher's Final Appointment (1954), featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew.[4]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- John Bentley as Mike Billings
- Hy Hazell as Jenny Drew
- Eddie Byrne as Inspector Corcoran
- Patrick Holt as Henry Crossley
- Joyce Carey as Ida Garnett
- Kay Callard as Stella Watson
- Violet Gould as Mrs. Hudson
- Jessica Cairns as Marilyn Dawn
- Charles Farrell as Percy Simpson
- Michael Ellison as Danny Hudson
- Desmond Rayner as John Smith
- Graham Stuart as coroner
- Frank Forsyth as Dr Roberts
- Clement Hamelin as Seth Makepeace
- John Watson as plain clothes detective
- Raymond Rollett as desk sergeant
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Comedy thriller with a fragile plot and a rather heavy-handed line in humour. To their credit, the players do what they can with the undemanding material to hand."[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Comedy-thriller would have done better to stick to the thrills; pretty bad."[6]
References
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External links
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