My Death Is a Mockery
| My Death Is a Mockery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Young |
| Written by | (novel) |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
| Edited by | Lito Carruthers |
Production company | Park Lane Films |
| Distributed by | Adelphi Films |
Release date | 1 August 1952 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
My Death Is a Mockery is a 1952 British crime film directed by Tony Young and starring Donald Houston, Kathleen Byron and Bill Kerr.
It was shot at the as a second feature. The following year it attracted notoriety as the last film watched by Christopher Craig before he shot dead a policeman during a failed burglary.[1]
Synopsis[]
After being condemned to death, a man recounts the events that have brought him there. A struggling Brixham fisherman, he was persuaded by an Australian chancer to switch to smuggling brandy from the French coast. However the murder of a policeman rapidly leads to things falling apart.
Cast[]
- Donald Houston as John Bradley
- Kathleen Byron as Helen Bradley
- Bill Kerr as Hansen
- Eddie Leslie as Le Cambre
- Liam Gaffney as Father Matthews
- Kenneth Henry as Inspector
- Felix Felton as Closterman
- as Patsy - the Barmaid
- as First Customs Officer
- Michael Voysey as Second Customs Officer
- Vincent Holman as Prison Governor
- as Warder
- as Sailor
References[]
- ^ Chibnall & MacFarlane p.103
Bibliography[]
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links[]
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1952 films
- British films
- British crime films
- 1952 crime films
- Films directed by Tony Young
- Films set in France
- Films set in Devon
- Films set in London
- Seafaring films
- British black-and-white films
- 1950s British film stubs