Crash Drive is a 1959 British racing car film directed by Max Varnel and starring Dermot Walsh. It was produced by the Danziger Brothers.[1] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.
| Crash Drive | |
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| Directed by | Max Varnel |
| Written by | Brian Clemens Eldon Howard |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Starring | Dermot Walsh Wendy Williams |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Lee Doig |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editPaul Dixon is an international racing driver severely depressed after being paralysed from the waist down in a crash. He seems to have lost everything, including his will to live. His estranged wife Ann returns to him in the wake of the accident and attempts to cure him of his despair.
Cast
edit- Dermot Walsh as Paul Dixon
- Wendy Williams as Ann Dixon
- Ian Fleming as Dr. Marshall
- Anton Rodgers as Tomson
- Grace Arnold as Mrs. Dixon
- Ann Sears as Nurse Phillips
- George Roderick as Manotti
- Garard Green as Forbes
- Geoffrey Hibbert as Henry
- Russell Cardon as boy pushing wheelchair
- Rolf Harris as Bart
Critical reception
editIn British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Excellent plot very indifferently treated, maudlin and disappointing."[2]
Sky Movies wrote, "this very minor, modest and mostly mediocre British melodrama – partly written by The Avengers producer Brian Clemens – has a hard job getting into gear."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Crash Drive". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 295. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ^ "Crash Drive - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
External links
edit- Crash Drive at IMDb
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