Meet Mr. Malcolm
| Meet Mr. Malcolm | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Birt |
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| Cinematography | Hone Glendinning |
| Edited by | Anne Barker |
| Music by | Frank Chacksfield |
Production company | Corsair Pictures |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Meet Mr. Malcolm is a 1954 British 'B'[1] crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Adrianne Allen, Sarah Lawson and Meredith Edwards.[2] It was written by Brock Williams based on the novel of the same name by Roger Burford (as Roger East).
Synopsis
Crime writer Colin Knowles is called in by his estranged wife Louie to solve a real-life murder when her employer's body is found at the bottom of a cliff.
Cast
- Adrianne Allen as Mrs. Durant
- Sarah Lawson as Louie Knowles
- Richard Gale as Colin Knowles
- Duncan Lamont as Supt. Simmons
- Meredith Edwards as Whistler Grant
- Pamela Galloway as Andrea Durant
- John Horsley as Tony Barlow
- John Blythe as Carrington-Phelps
- Claude Dampier as Joe Tutt
- Nigel Green as police sergeant
- Simone Lovell
- Jean St. Clair as Mrs O’Connor
- Derek Prentice
Production
It was made at Kensington Studios as a second feature.
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This kind of well-mannered, guessing game detective thriller seems rather old-fashioned. The acting, in the English drawing-room style, with its adjunct, the well-modulated speaking voice, is conscientious but unimpressive, and Claude Dampier imitates the kind of countryman especially reserved for this type of picture. A dull crime story."[3]
Chibnall & McFarlane called the film "an incoherent murder mystery".[1]
TV Guide wrote: "Not very interesting."[4]
References
- ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Meet Mr. Malcolm". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Meet Mr. Malcolm". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 21 (240): 26. 1 January 1954 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Meet Mr. Malcolm". TV Guide.
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