Violent Moment is a 1959 British drama film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Lyndon Brook, Jane Hylton and Jill Browne.[1] It was made as a B film for release on the lower-half of a double bill. It was the film editor Hayers' first film as director. It also marked the debut of Moira Redmond.[2] It was released in the United States as Rebound.
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| Directed by | Sidney Hayers |
| Written by | Peter Barnes |
| Based on | story A Toy for Jiffy (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 1956) by Roy Vickers |
| Produced by | Bernard Coote |
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| Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
| Edited by | Sidney Hayers |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was released with its own credits, in the cinema. Later, it was released in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries, with that shows credits, of Wallace's statue, surrounded by whirling cigarette smoke.
The film is based on a story by Roy Vickers, from his 'Department of Dead Ends' series, originally published from 1934. These stories were ‘inverted’ mysteries: the reader knows the identity of the criminal, but the interest lies in how the detective solves the case and featured detectives dusting off cold cases. As with many of the criminals in Vickers’ stories, the protagonist Doug, is sympathetically depicted.[3][4]
Premise
editA deserter from the British Army kills his girlfriend during a fight. Although he becomes a successful businessman, his past eventually catches up with him.[5]
Cast
edit- Lyndon Brook as Douglas Baines
- Jane Hylton as Daisy Hacker
- Jill Browne as Janet Greenway
- John Paul as Sgt. Ranson
- Rupert Davies as Bert Glennon
- Moira Redmond as Kate Glennon
- Bruce Seton as Inspector Davis
- Martin Miller as Hendricks
- Gerald Naderson as Police Superintendent
- Martin Boddey as Nightwatchman
- John Boxer as Det. Sgt. Jarman
- Frederick Piper as Jenkins
Critical reception
editNoirish wrote, "although the cheapness of the production is very evident and the aspirations are modest, this is by no means a negligible movie."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Violent Moment (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ^ Michael & Cotter p.157
- ^ "Violent Moment AKA Rebound". Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ William Edward Vickers|
- ^ Murphy p.309
- ^ "Violent Moment (1959)". Noirish. 25 June 2014.
Bibliography
edit- Michael, Robert & Cotter, Bob. The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. McFarland, 2013.
- Murphy, Robert. British Cinema and the Second World War. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005.
External links
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