The Man Who Was Nobody is a 1960 British second feature[1] film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Hazel Court, John Crawford and Lisa Daniely.[2] The screenplay was by James Eastwood, based on the 1927 Edgar Wallace novel of the same name. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Screenplay by | James Eastwood |
| Based on | The Man Who Was Nobody by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
| Starring | Hazel Court Lisa Daniely |
| Cinematography | Brian Rhodes |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Music by | Francis Chagrin |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editMan-about-town James Tynewood pays for an expensive diamond. His cheque bounces and he disappears. His solicitor employs private eye Marjorie Stedman to find him. When Tynewood is found dead on the River Thames shore, the mysterious "South Africa Smith" appears and offers to help Stedman find the killer.
Cast
edit- Hazel Court as Marjorie Stedman
- John Crawford as South Africa Smith
- Lisa Daniely as Alma Weston
- William Abney as James Tynewood
- Paul Eddington as Franz Reuter
- Robert Dorning as Vance
- Kevin Stoney as Joe
- Jack Watson as police Inspector
- Vanda Godsell as Mrs. Ferber
- Richard Bennett as Bobby
- Cecil Brock as salesman
- Deirdre Day as model agency secretary
- Arnold Diamond as Eddie
- André Mikhelson as croupier
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Freely, and foggily, adapted version of an Edgar Wallace novel, featuring a private "eye" heroine in Hazel Court who waves her good breeding about like an enormous flag. The director's idea of high-life and low-life in Chelsea suggests that he has himself led a very sheltered existence."[3]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Man Who Was Nobody". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "The Man Who Was Nobody". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 9. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.