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1959 British film by Lawrence Huntington

Deadly Record
Original British quad poster
Directed by	Lawrence Huntington
Screenplay by	Vivian A. Cox Lawrence Huntington
Produced by	Vivian A. CoxJulian Wintle Leslie Parkyn
Starring	Lee Patterson Barbara Shelley Jane Hylton Peter Dyneley Geoffrey Keen John Paul
Cinematography	Eric Cross
Edited by	Eric Boyd-Perkins
Music by	Neville Mcgrah
Production company	Independent Artists
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	June 1959 (1959-06) (UK)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Deadly Record is a 1959 British second feature crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, starring Lee Patterson and Barbara Shelley. It was written by Vivian A. Cox and Huntington based on the 1958 novel by Nina Warner Hooke. It aired in the US in the Kraft Mystery Theatre TV series.

Plot

When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime.

Cast

Lee Patterson as Trevor Hamilton
Barbara Shelley as Susan Webb
Jane Hylton as Ann Garfield
Peter Dyneley as Dr. Morrow
Geoffrey Keen as Supt. Ambrose
John Paul as Phil Gamage
Everley Gregg as Mrs. Mac
Edward Cast as Constable Ryder
George Pastell as Angelo
Ferdy Mayne as Ramon Casadas
April Olrich as Carmela
Percy Herbert as Belcher

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine whodunit of the most familiar kind, but with a commodious bag of suspects and an air of brisk efficiency."

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Very familiar plot at least moves with pace and confidence."

DVD Beaver wrote "The film is better than most for this pleasurable genre of short Brit crime-thrillers. I will watch it again when the mood strikes."

References

Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
"Deadly Record". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
Gifford, Denis (April 1, 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
Stars of Mystery The Washington Post and Times-Herald 21 June 1961: C8.
"Deadly Record". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 88. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
"Deadly Record - Lee Patterson". www.dvdbeaver.com.

External links

Deadly Record at BFI
Deadly Record at Letterbox DVD
Deadly Record at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Lawrence Huntington
After Many Years (1930) Romance in Rhythm (1934) The Bank Messenger Mystery (1936) Strange Cargo (1936) Two on a Doorstep (1936) Cafe Mascot (1936) Full Speed Ahead (1936) Passenger to London (1937) Screen Struck (short, 1937) Twin Faces (1937) Dial 999 (1938) Bad Boy (1938) This Man Is Dangerous aka The Patient Vanishes (1941) Tower of Terror (1941) Suspected Person (1942) Women Aren't Angels (1943) Warn That Man (1943) Night Boat to Dublin (1946) Wanted for Murder (1946) The Upturned Glass (1947) When the Bough Breaks (1947) Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948) Man on the Run (1949) The Franchise Affair (1951) There Was a Young Lady (1953) The Accused (1953) The Genie (1953) Thought to Kill (1954) The Red Dress (1954) Destination Milan (1954) Eight Witnesses (TV film, 1954) Contraband Spain (1955) Deadly Record (1959) The Fur Collar (1962) Stranglehold (1963) Death Drums Along the River (1963) The Vulture (1967)

Films directed by Lawrence Huntington

After Many Years (1930)
Romance in Rhythm (1934)
The Bank Messenger Mystery (1936)
Strange Cargo (1936)
Two on a Doorstep (1936)
Cafe Mascot (1936)
Full Speed Ahead (1936)
Passenger to London (1937)
Screen Struck (short, 1937)
Twin Faces (1937)
Dial 999 (1938)
Bad Boy (1938)
This Man Is Dangerous aka The Patient Vanishes (1941)
Tower of Terror (1941)
Suspected Person (1942)
Women Aren't Angels (1943)
Warn That Man (1943)
Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
Wanted for Murder (1946)
The Upturned Glass (1947)
When the Bough Breaks (1947)
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948)
Man on the Run (1949)
The Franchise Affair (1951)
There Was a Young Lady (1953)
The Accused (1953)
The Genie (1953)
Thought to Kill (1954)
The Red Dress (1954)
Destination Milan (1954)
Eight Witnesses (TV film, 1954)
Contraband Spain (1955)
Deadly Record (1959)
The Fur Collar (1962)
Stranglehold (1963)
Death Drums Along the River (1963)
The Vulture (1967)

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