Echo of Barbara is a 1960 British crime film directed by Sidney Hayers, and starring Mervyn Johns and Maureen Connell. It was written by John Kruse based on the 1959 novel of the same title by Jonathan Burke.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Sidney Hayers |
| Written by | John Kruse |
| Based on | novel Echo of Barbara by Jonathan Burke |
| Produced by | Julian Wintle Leslie Parkyn |
| Starring | Mervyn Johns Maureen Connell with Paul Stassino |
| Cinematography | Michael Reed |
| Edited by | Tristam Cones |
| Music by | Davide Castrati |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editSoho stripper Paula Brown poses as Barbara, the missing sister of crooked Sam Roscoe, hoping to uncover the whereabouts of stolen money.[4]
Cast
edit- Mervyn Johns as Sam Roscoe
- Maureen Connell as Paula Brown
- Paul Stassino as Caledonia
- Ronald Hines as Mike Roscoe
- Tom Bell as Ben
- Brian Peck as Ted
- Eddie Leslie as aide
- Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Roscoe
- John Abineri as Rankin
- Diana Potter as Pam
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An intricate and implausible impersonation story, made without style and falling back on sleazy and violent backgrounds and incidents to whip up some artificial excitement."[5]
Allmovie called it "a better-than-usual British programmer, entertaining despite its surplus of unpleasant leading characters."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Echo of Barbara". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ ECHO OF BARBARA Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 28, Iss. 324, (Jan 1, 1961): 23.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Echo of Barbara (1960) - Sidney Hayers, Arthur Alcott | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ "Echo of Barbara". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 23. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
External links
edit- Echo of Barbara at BFI
- Echo of Barbara at IMDb
- Echo of Barbara at Letterbox DVD
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