Mr. Denning Drives North
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by | Anthony Kimmins Stephen Mitchell |
| Written by | Alec Coppel |
| Based on | novel by Alec Coppel |
| Starring | John Mills Phyllis Calvert Herbert Lom Eileen Moore |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Edited by | Gerald Turney-Smith |
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Production
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| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Release dates
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21 January 1952 |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £70,197 (UK)[1] |
Mr. Denning Drives North is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring John Mills, Phyllis Calvert and Eileen Moore.[2] The plot concerns an aircraft manufacturer (Mills) who accidentally kills the boyfriend (Herbert Lom) of his daughter (Moore) and tries to dispose of the body. Alec Coppel wrote the script, adapted from his own novel. It was made at Shepperton Studios.
Cast
- John Mills as Tom Denning
- Phyllis Calvert as Kay Denning
- Eileen Moore as Liz Denning
- Sam Wanamaker as Chick Eddowes
- Herbert Lom as Mados
- Raymond Huntley as Wright
- Russell Waters as Harry Stoper
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Woods
- Freda Jackson as Ma Smith
- Trader Faulkner as Ted Smith
- Sheila Shand Gibbs as Matilda
- Bernard Lee as Inspector Dodds
- Michael Shepley as Chairman of Court
- Ronald Adam as Coroner
- John Stuart as Wilson
- Hugh Morton as Inspector Snell
- David Davies as Chauffeur
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Miss Blade
Original novel
| Author | Alec Coppel |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | thriller |
| Publisher | Harrap |
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Publication date
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1951 |
The film was based on a 1951 novel by Coppel.[3][4]
Production
It was John Mills first film in almost two years.[5] Sam Wanamaker had been living in England since 1949 and was offered the part after writing to his agent from holiday in France asking if any jobs were going.[6]
Trader Faulkner had a small role as a gypsy.[7]
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "this little melodrama serves as still another reminder, from a country that jolly well knows how to exercise it, that restraint can work minor wonders...Persuasive and tingling, minus one false note... No doubt about it. The British have what it takes."[8]
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p495
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mr. Denning Drives North at IMDb
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