To Have and to Hold is a 1963 British film directed by Herbert Wise and starring Ray Barrett, Katharine Blake and Nigel Stock.[1] Part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it It was written by Jon Sansom based on the 1918 story The Breaking Point by Edgar Wallace.
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| Directed by | Herbert Wise |
| Screenplay by | John Sansom |
| Based on | The Breaking Point by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Derek Holding |
| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editClaudia Matthews is being harassed by telephone calls from a man issuing death threats. She contacts the police who send Sergeant Fraser, who falls in love with her. Shortly afterwards a woman's body is found in Claudia's flat. It appears that Claudia has been murdered, but it turns out that things are not quite so straightforward.
Cast
edit- Ray Barrett as Henry Fraser
- Katharine Blake as Claudia Matthews
- Nigel Stock as George Matthews
- William Hartnell as Chief Inspector Roberts
- Patricia Bredin as Lucy
- Noel Trevarthen as Blake
- Richard Clarke as Charles Wagner
References
edit- ^ "To Have and to Hold". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 January 2024.