Brighthaven Express (1952)
"Salute the Toff" (original title)

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer.

Director:

Maclean Rogers

Writer:

John Creasey (novel)

Stars:

John Bentley, Carol Marsh, Valentine Dyall

Cast

Cast overview:
John Bentley	...	The Honourable Richard Rollison
Carol Marsh	...	Fay Gretton
Valentine Dyall	...	Inspector Grice
Shelagh Fraser	...	Myra Lorne
June Elvin	...	Lady Anthea
Arthur Hill	...	Ted Harrison
Michael Golden	...	Benny Kless
Jill Allen	...	Cabaret singer
Roddy Hughes	...	Jolly
Wally Patch	...	Bert Ebbutt
Vi Stevens	...	Emily Ebbutt
Tony Britton	...	Draycott
John Forbes-Robertson	...	Gerald Harvey

Storyline

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer.

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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:

January 1952 (UK)

Also Known As:

Brighthaven Express

Filming Locations:

Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nettlefold Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 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".

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Soundtracks

"Bolero"
Performed by Jill Allen

User Reviews

Based on the novel...

Based on 'Salute the Toff' by John Creasey, published in 1941. This was 6th in the series of 'Toff' novels, which were written/published between 1938 ('Introducing the Toff') and 1977 ('The Toff & the Crooked Copper').

Although uncredited on IMDB, Creasey is also the creator of George Gideon of Scotland Yard (the TV series 'Gideon's Way') and John Mannering aka The Baron (TV series 'The Baron).