Blood Orange (1953 film)
| Blood Orange (1953 film) | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Screenplay by | Jan Read |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
| Starring | Tom Conway Mila Parély |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures (US) Exclusive Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Blood Orange (1953 film) released in the United States as Three Stops to Murder, is a 1953 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Tom Conway and Mila Parély.[1][2] A private eye investigating a jewel robbery at a London fashion house finds himself involved in a murder mystery.[3] The film is one of a handful of thrillers that Fisher made for Hammer Film Productions before he directed many of their early horror films in the late 1950s.
Cast[]
- Tom Conway as Tom Conway
- Mila Parély as Helen Pascall
- Naomi Chance as Gina
- Eric Pohlmann as Mr Mercedes
- Andrew Osborn as Captain Colin Simpson
- Richard Wattis as Detective Inspector MacLeod
- Margaret Halstan as Lady Marchant
- Eileen Way as Mme Fernande
- Michael Ripper as Eddie
- Betty Cooper as Miss Betty
- Thomas Heathcote as Detective Sergeant Jessup
- Alan Rolfe as Inspector
- Roger Delgado as Marlowe
- Reed DeRoven as Heath
- Delphi Lawrence as Chelsea
Critical reception[]
Sky Movies gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote: "This one is smartly styled but shorter than a mini-skirt when it comes to thrills."[4]
References[]
External links[]
- Blood Orange at IMDb
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- 1953 films
- English-language films
- 1953 crime films
- British films
- British crime films
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- Films directed by Terence Fisher
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