Escort for Hire
| Escort for Hire | |
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Written by | Mark Grantham |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
| Edited by | Desmond Saunders |
| Music by | Tony Crombie (uncredited) |
Production company | Danziger Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (UK) |
Release date | December 1960 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Escort for Hire is a low budget 1960 British thriller film.[1] It starred June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen, Jan Holden and Peter Butterworth.[2]
Plot[]
Unemployed actor Steve gets a job with Miss Kennedy's agency as an escort-bodyguard, but ends up being framed for murder after a wealthy client, Miss Elizabeth Quinn, is killed. [3]
Cast[]
- June Thorburn as Terry
- Pete Murray as Buzz
- Noel Trevarthen as Steve
- Jan Holden as Elizabeth
- Peter Butterworth as Inspector Bruce
- Guy Middleton as Arthur Vickers
- Mary Laura Wood as Barbara
- Derek Blomfield as Jack
- Jill Melford as Nadia
- Patricia Plunkett as Eldon Baker
- Catherine Ellison as Receptionist
- Bruce Beeby as Detective Sergeant Moore
- C. Denier Warren as Porter
- Viola Keats as Marion
- Totti Truman Taylor as Temperance Lady
Critical reception[]
TV Guide wrote, "this routine British crime melodrama is slightly enhanced by Technicolor."[4]
References[]
- ^ "Escort for Hire (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Escort for Hire (1960) - Godfrey Grayson - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "DANZIGER FILMS". 78rpm.co.uk.
- ^ "Escort For Hire". TVGuide.com.
External links[]
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- English-language films
- 1960 films
- 1960s crime thriller films
- British crime thriller films
- British films
- Films directed by Godfrey Grayson
- Films set in London
- 1960s thriller film stubs