Three Steps to the Gallows
| Three Steps to the Gallows | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Starring | Scott Brady Mary Castle |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures (US) Eros Films (UK) |
Release date | 1 January 1954 (US) |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Three Steps to the Gallows, released in the United States as White Fire, is a 1953 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Scott Brady, Mary Castle and Gabrielle Brune.[1] The film, essentially a British second feature, is enhanced by the attractive American leads.
Premise[]
An American merchant ship officer on shore leave in London learns that his brother is about to be hanged in three days and sets out to prove his innocence against an organised smuggling gang based in a nightclub. His plight becomes increasingly tense in the face of double crosses and bad decisions in a race against time.
Partial cast[]
- Scott Brady - Gregor Stevens
- Mary Castle - Yvonne Durante
- Gabrielle Brune - Lorna Dryhurst
- Ferdy Mayne - Mario Sartago
- Colin Tapley - Arnold Winslow
- John Blythe - Dave Leary
- Michael Balfour - Carter
- Lloyd Lamble - James Smith
- Julian Somers – John Durante
- Ballard Berkeley - Inspector Haley
- Ronan O'Casey - Crawson
- Johnnie Schofield - Charley
- Paul Erickson - Larry Stevens
- Hal Osmond - Desk clerk
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt - Captain Adams
- Dennis Chinnery - Bill
References[]
- ^ "3 Steps to the Gallows (1954)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
External links[]
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1953 films
- British crime films
- 1953 crime films
- Films directed by John Gilling
- British films
- Films set in London
- British black-and-white films
- 1950s British film stubs