The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson[a] is a 1947 British crime film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Anthony Hulme, Lesley Osmond and Frank Hawkins.[1][2] It was written by Francis Miller and Mitchell. The plot concerns a valuable inheritance, murder, confusions of identity, and a mysterious crime boss.
| The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson | |
|---|---|
.jpg) English pressbook cover | |
| Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Written by | Francis Miller Oswald Mitchell (Additional scenes & dialogue) |
| Produced by | Gilbert Church |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
| Music by | Isaac Snoek |
Production company | Gilbert Church Productions (as Bushey) |
| Distributed by | Ambassador Film Productions Ltd. (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editA solicitor's secretary is taking a will to a client to be altered. Nearing the address, she bumps into a stranger and after finds a body (who turns out to be the client) lying murdered. The police find a note pinned to the dead man signed by a "V.L.S.". Mr Nicholson (V.L.S.) is approached by the police and he takes up the case.
Cast
edit- Anthony Hulme as Nicholson / Raeburn
- Lesley Osmond as Peggy Dundas
- Frank Hawkins as Inspector Morley
- Andrew Laurence as Waring
- Douglas Stewart as Seymour
- George Bishop as Mr Browne
- Josie Bradley as Freda
- Ivy Collins as Mrs Barnes
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is a confused and rather dull thriller badly knit together. The acting is amateurish in the extreme, and the continuity is poor."[3]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Its plot, which hinges on the hero's striking resemblance to a crook, is unabashed 'penny dreadful, but the leading players are reasonably convincing and the direction is not lacking in resource."[4]
Picturegoer wrote: "The story is embellished with a music hall sequence, and songs, and has a certain rough robustness which makes for quite acceptable entertainment."[5]
Notes
edit- ^ The opening credits show the title as "Mysterious Mr. Nicholson".
References
edit- ^ "The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson (1947)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
- ^ "The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 14 (157): 3. 1 January 1947 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson". Kine Weekly. 359 (2073): 24. 9 January 1947 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson". Picturegoer. 16: 12. 5 June 1947 – via ProQuest.
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