Man on the Run
Man on the Run | |
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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 | |
Distributed by | Associated British-Pathe |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £104,920 (UK)[1] |
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[]
Categories:
- 1949 films
- 1951 films
- English-language films
- Films shot at Associated British Studios
- British drama films
- 1949 drama films
- Films directed by Lawrence Huntington
- British films
- Films set in London
- Films set in Sussex
- British black-and-white films
- 1940s British film stubs