Double Confession (1950)

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

John Garden (novel), Ralph Keene,

Stars:

Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Peter Lorre

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Derek Farr	...	Jim Medway
Joan Hopkins	...	Ann Corday
Peter Lorre	...	Paynter
William Hartnell	...	Charlie Durham
Naunton Wayne	...	Inspector Tenby
Ronald Howard	...	Hilary Boscombe
Kathleen Harrison	...	Kate
Leslie Dwyer	...	Leonard
Edward Rigby	...	The Fisherman
George Woodbridge	...	Sergeant Swanton
Henry Edwards	...	Man in the Shelter
Vida Hope	...	Madam Zilia
Esma Cannon	...	Madame Cleo
Mona Washbourne	...	Fussy Mother
Jennifer Cross	...	Fussy Mother's Child

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Främlingen i natten

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harry Reynolds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the "75 Most Wanted" films listed by the British Film Institute as "Missing, believed lost".

User Reviews

Odd little British noir

Graham Greene's "Brighton Rock" seems to have been the inspiration for this intriguing but not very coherent suspense story about murder and sundry underworld goings-on at a seaside resort. The narrative gets stuck somewhere between conventional English murder mystery and American-style noir and just never loosens up, and the sight of all those British holiday-makers lounging around on the beach in long dresses and tweed suits just sums up the ludicrous uptightness that plagues the whole concept. Peter Lorre is brought in to jazz up the proceedings in a rather daring role as a henchman who clearly appears to be carrying a torch for his villainous (male) employer.