The Night Won't Talk
1952 British film
- Roger Burford
- Brock Williams
- John Bailey
- Hy Hazell
- Mary Germaine
Production
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Corsair Pictures
Release date
- October 1952 (1952-10)
Running time
The Night Won't Talk is a 1952 British crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring John Bailey, Hy Hazell and Mary Germaine. The murder of an artist's model leads the police to investigate the artistic community of Chelsea.
It was made at Kensington Studios as a second feature.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Robinson.[2]
Cast
- John Bailey as Clayton Hawkes
- Hy Hazell as Theodora Castle
- Mary Germaine as Hazel Carr
- Sarah Lawson as Sue / Susan
- Elwyn Brook-Jones as Martin Soames
- Ballard Berkeley as Inspector West
- Hélène Burls as Mrs. Vincent
- Leslie Weston
- Grey Blake
- Duncan Lamont as Sergeant Robbins
- Raymond Young
- Susan Pearson
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "Though a touch predictable, this film is fairly intelligent for a minor crime thriller."[3]
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
- The Night Won't Talk at IMDb
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The films of Daniel Birt
- The Three Weird Sisters (1948)
- No Room at the Inn (1948)
- The Interrupted Journey (1949)
- She Shall Have Murder (1950)
- The Night Won't Talk (1952)
- Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
- Background (1953)
- Three Steps in the Dark (1953)
- Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954)
- Third Party Risk (1954)
- Burnt Evidence (1954)
- Laughing in the Sunshine (1956)
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