The End of the Line is a 1957 British second feature[1] crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Alan Baxter, Barbara Shelley, Ferdy Mayne and Jennifer Jayne.[2] The screenplay was by Paul Erickson. It was released in the USA in 1959.[3]
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| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Screenplay by | Paul Erickson |
| Story by | Paul Erickson |
| Produced by | Guido Coen |
| Starring | Alan Baxter Barbara Shelley Arthur Gomez Jennifer Jayne |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Tom Simpson |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
Production company | A Fortress Film Production |
| Distributed by | Eros Films (UK) Jerome Balsam Films Inc.(USA) |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editMike Selby, an American author living in England gets involved with the wife of a jewel fence, who persuades Mike to rob her husband, whilst at the same time giving him a fake alibi. But soon after the robbery when the jewel fence winds up dead, Mike begins to get blackmailed.
Cast
edit- Alan Baxter as Mike Selby
- Barbara Shelley as Liliane Crawford
- Ferdy Mayne as Edwards
- Jennifer Jayne as Anne Bruce
- Arthur Gomez as John Crawford
- Geoffrey Hibbert as Max Perrin
- Jack Melford as Inspector Gates
- Charles Clay as Henry Bruce
- Marianne Brauns as Sally
- Sheldon Allan as barman
- Harry Towb as Vince
- Barbara Cochran as Cynthia
- Colin Rix as Detective Parker
- Stella Bonheur as Mrs. Edwards
- Charles Cameron as publican
Production
editIt was made at Southall Studios, now in Greater London.[4]
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine crime story with a highly unconvincing plot which relies heavily on coincidence, this film sticks carefully to stereotyped lines. The acting throughout is remarkably poor."[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Very far-fetched, stickily acted thriller."[6]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The End of the Line". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "The End of the Line (1959) - Charles Saunders - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "The End of the Line (1958)". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017.
- ^ "The End of the Line". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288): 20. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 306. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
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