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3 November 1947 (Denmark)
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In a rural English hospital during WWII, a postman dies on the operating table. One of the nurses states that she has proof of who the murderer is...
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Alastair strikes again
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(Complete credited cast)| Sally Gray | ... | Nurse Frederica 'Freddie' Linley | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Dr. Barney Barnes | |
| Rosamund John | ... | Nurse Esther Sanson | |
| Alastair Sim | ... | Inspector Cockrill | |
| Leo Genn | ... | Mr. Eden | |
| Judy Campbell | ... | Sister Marion Bates | |
| Megs Jenkins | ... | Nurse Woods | |
| Moore Marriott | ... | Joseph Higgins, the Postman | |
| Henry Edwards | ... | Mr. Purdy | |
| Ronald Adam | ... | Dr. White | |
| George Woodbridge | ... | Det. Sgt. Hendricks | |
| Frank Ling | ... | Rescue Worker | |
| Wendy Thompson | ... | Sister Carter | |
| John Rae | ... | The Porter |
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91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) |
UK:A (original rating) |
Germany:16 |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #12129)
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The first film of Hattie Jacques.
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Dr. White:
I do hope everything can be arranged discreetly.
Inspector Cockrill: Umm, shouldn't think so for a moment.
Dr. White: Why not? Press? Do they have to be seen?
Inspector Cockrill: Can't keep 'em out.
Dr. White: Oh, dear.
Inspector Cockrill: I don't mind; they always give me a good write-up.
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Inspector Cockrill: Umm, shouldn't think so for a moment.
Dr. White: Why not? Press? Do they have to be seen?
Inspector Cockrill: Can't keep 'em out.
Dr. White: Oh, dear.
Inspector Cockrill: I don't mind; they always give me a good write-up.
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The British film industry has had a chequered history, but was arguably at its finest in the 40's and 50's when it produced little gems like this.
Straightforwardly plotted convergent mysteries of this genre, with or without a major twist, never fail to give simple satisfaction when acted by such a cast of stalwarts and regular journeypersons as we find here. Some may find the stiff upper lips and well modulated tones of the middle classes a little grating for modern tastes, where nurses all speak naicely and ordinary folk are played by caricature cockneys. Speaking of stiff upper lips, their very personification Trevor Howard is, of course, in it, playing a surgeon with a cloud over his career. Which is why the whole is leavened by the unique figure of Alastair Sim.
No matter how serious the role he must play, his lugubrious features invariably betray an innate whimsicality, that essence of grown-up-naughty-schoolboy that we find so universally engaging, and which is the world's view of Britishness at its best. He makes it possible to insert a pratfall or quip to lighten the atmosphere without losing it.
Films like this were very easy and cheap to make - minimal locations, scenery munching, explosions or car wrecks. Current film makers might take note of their bang-per-buck in an era when nostalgic baby boomers are making their cinema presence felt again. But where will they find another Alastair Sim?