Home to Danger
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Written by | Ian Stuart Black Francis Edge John Temple-Smith |
| Produced by | Lance Comfort |
| Starring | Guy Rolfe Rona Anderson Francis Lister Stanley Baker |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
| Edited by | Francis Edge |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Production company | New World Pictures |
| Distributed by | Eros Films |
Release date | August 1951 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Home to Danger is a 1951 British film noir crime film directed by Terence Fisher starring Guy Rolfe, Rona Anderson and Stanley Baker.[1] It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith as a supporting feature.[2]
Plot[]
A young woman returns to Britain following the death of her estranged, wealthy father who is believed to have committed suicide. It is expected that the bulk of the estate will pass to his business partner. However, when the will is read out she is given most of the money as a gesture of reconciliation by her father. She clings to her belief that he did not kill himself and investigates the circumstances of his death. Before long, plots are being hatched to kill her.
Cast[]
- Guy Rolfe as Robert Irving
- Rona Anderson as Barbara Cummings
- Francis Lister as Howard Wainright
- Alan Wheatley as Hughes
- Bruce Belfrage as Solicitor Brooks
- Peter Jones as Lips Leonard
- Stanley Baker as Willie Dougan
- Dennis Harkin as Jimmy-The-One
- Philo Hauser as Mick O'Ryan
- Cyril Conway as Police Inspector Bayne
Production[]
In the opening sequence of the film Rona Anderson is shown exiting the rear door of a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser belonging to the British Overseas Airways Corporation, it carries the registration G-ALSA. This aircraft was destroyed in the 1954 Prestwick air disaster.
Critical reception[]
Radio Times called the film a "standard whodunnit" ; [3] while Britmovie thought it a "tense murder-mystery b-movie."[4]
References[]
- ^ "Home to Danger (1951) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Home to Danger". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Adrian Turner. "Home to Danger". RadioTimes.
- ^ "Home to Danger". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
Bibliography[]
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.
External links[]
- English-language films
- 1951 films
- British films
- British crime films
- 1951 crime films
- Films directed by Terence Fisher
- Films set in England
- Films set in London
- Films shot at Riverside Studios
- British black-and-white films