Man on the Run

Man on the Run
Man on the Run
Directed by	Lawrence Huntington
Written by	Lawrence Huntington
Produced by	Lawrence Huntington
Starring	Derek Farr
Cinematography	Wilkie Cooper
Edited by	Monica Kimick
Music by	Philip Green
Production; company	Associated British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathe
Release dates	20 May 1949 (London); 5 June 1949 (United Kingdom); August 29, 1951 (United States);
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£104,920 (UK)

Man on the Run is a 1949 British film noir directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edward Chapman, Kenneth More and Laurence Harvey.^[2]

Plot[]

An army deserter, still a fugitive in post-war Britain, wanders into a pawn shop robbery and finds himself mistakenly wanted for murder. Forced to go on the run while attempting to prove his innocence, he meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

Cast[]

Derek Farr as Sergeant Peter Burden, alias Brown
Joan Hopkins as Jean Adams
Edward Chapman as Chief Inspector Mitchell
Laurence Harvey as Detective Sergeant Lawson
Howard Marion-Crawford as 1st Paratrooper
Alfie Bass as Bert the Barge Mate
John Bailey as Dan Underwood, burglar
John Stuart as Detective Inspector Jim McBane
Edward Underdown as Slim Elfey, Burglar Missing Fingers
Leslie Perrins as Charlie the Fence
Kenneth More as Corporal Newman the Blackmailer
Martin Miller as Tony, Cafe Proprietor
Cameron Hall as Reg Hawkins
Eleanor Summerfield as May Baker, Anchor Hotel
Anthony Nicholls as Station Inspector (Wapping)
Valentine Dyall as Army Judge Advocate

References[]

^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489
^ "Man on the Run". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

External links[]

Man on the Run at IMDb

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[1] Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489

[2] "Man on the Run". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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