Green for Danger (1946)

Director:

Sidney Gilliat

Writers:

Christianna Brand (from the novel by)
Sidney Gilliat (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 November 1947 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After the nurse who declares that a recent surgical death was a murder dies also, an enigmatic Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Murder | Hospital | Scotland Yard Inspector | Suspect

Cast

Leo Genn	...	Mr. Eden
Henry Edwards	...	Mr. Purdy
Trevor Howard	...	Dr. Barnes
Ronald Adam	...	Dr. White
Judy Campbell	...	Sister Bates
Wendy Thompson	...	Sister Carter
Rosamund John	...	Nurse Sanson
Sally Gray	...	Nurse Linley
Megs Jenkins	...	Nurse Woods
John Rae	...	The Porter
Moore Marriott	...	Joseph Higgins
Frank Ling	...	Rescue Worker
Alastair Sim	...	Inspector Cockrill
George Woodbridge	...	Det.-Sgt. Hendricks
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hattie Jacques	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Sydney	...	(uncredited)
Ronald Ward	...	Bit Part (uncredited)

Directed by
Sidney Gilliat

Writing credits
Christianna Brand		(from the novel by)
Sidney Gilliat		(screenplay) and
Claude Guerney		(screenplay) (as Claud Gurney)

Produced by
Sidney Gilliat	....	producer (uncredited)
Frank Launder	....	producer (uncredited)
Herbert Smith	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
William Alwyn

Cinematography by
Wilkie Cooper		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thelma Connell		(as Thelma Myers)

Casting by
Pat MacDonnell		(uncredited)
Adele Raymond		(uncredited)

Production Design by
Peter Proud

Art Direction by
William Hutchinson		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Rahvis		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Betty Baugh	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Eric Carter	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Biddy Chrystal	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Sylvia Croft	....	second assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Stuart Freeborn	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Bert Bates	....	production manager (as A.S. Bates)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Percy Hermes	....	assistant director
Eric Braun	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Laurie Knight	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Chris Noble	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Harold Batchelor	....	construction (uncredited)
William Creighton	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Vernon Dixon	....	set dresser (uncredited)
John Hoesli	....	draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Eric Clennell	....	sound recordist
Bill Daniels	....	dubbing crew (uncredited)
John Dennis	....	chief production mixer (uncredited)
Alan Hogben	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Charles Knott	....	dubbing crew (uncredited)
Jack Locke	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
John Seabourne Jr.	....	dubbing editor (uncredited)
J.B. Smith	....	dubbing crew (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Oswald Morris	....	cameraman
Frank Ellis	....	focus puller (uncredited)
Arthur Evans	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Alan Perry	....	clapper loader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathleen Moore	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Bill Lenny	....	second assistant editor (uncredited)
Norah Walsh	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
David C. Withers	....	second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Muir Mathieson	....	musical director
Ted Drake	....	music recordist (uncredited)
Norrie Paramor	....	music arranger: dance music (uncredited)

Other crew
J. Arthur Rank	....	presenter (as J.Arthur Rank)
Paddy Arnold	....	continuity (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Individual Pictures (as An Individual Picture) (as Individual Pictures Ltd. also)

Distributors

• General Film Distributors (GFD) (1946) (UK) (theatrical) (released by) (as General Film Distributors Ltd.)
• Eagle-Lion Films (1947) (USA) (theatrical)
• J. Arthur Rank Film (1948) (Germany) (theatrical)
• J.Arthur Rank-Film (1948) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• DD Home Entertainment (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Státní Pujcovna Filmu (194?) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• Criterion Collection, The (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)  music played by (as the London Symphony Orchestra)

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Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12129) | UK:PG (video rating: 86m) (2005) | UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Individual Pictures

Quotes:

Dr. Barney Barnes:If I were you, I'd have a nice cup of cocoa and go to bed.

Soundtrack:

Paul Jones

A black comedy/murder mystery with the wonderful Alistair Sim

One of my top 100 British films a must see. Remarkable performances from an ensemble of British acting talent. The depth of the characterisations is wonderful. All of this held together by an excellent performance by Alistair Sim. A blackly comic script and sharp direction all add to this classic film.