Strictly Confidential is a 1959 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Richard Murdoch, William Kendall, Maya Koumani and Neil Hallett.[2] The screenplay was by Brock Williams. Two con-men, recently released from prison, are enlisted by a widow to help her recover control of her late husband's business.
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| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Screenplay by | Brock Williams (& original story) |
| Produced by | Guido Coen |
| Starring | Richard Murdoch William Kendall Maya Koumani |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Peter Pitt |
| Music by | Malcolm Lockyer |
Production company | A Twickenham Film Production |
| Distributed by | Alliance Film Distributors Limited (U.K.) J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (U.K.) |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editReleased from prison, two genteel con-men, former Commander Binham-Ryley and former Major Rory McQuarry, target a beautiful and wealthy young widow who hires them to run her factory. What the crooks fail to realise is that Maxine Millard has devious schemes of her own in mind.
Cast
edit- Richard Murdoch as Commander Binham-Ryley
- William Kendall as Major Rory McQuarry
- Maya Koumani as Maxine Millard
- Neil Hallett as Basil Wantage
- Bruce Seton as Inspector Shearing
- Ellis Irving as Captain Sharples
- Larry Burns as barman
- Llewellyn Rees as Mellinger
- William Hartnell as Grimshaw
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A cheap and shoddy little farce in a long outmoded tradition. Vulgar double-entendres take the place of wit and the actors struggle helplessly against impossible odds. "[3]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Strictly Confidential". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Strictly Confidential". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 159. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
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