The Limping Man (1953)

A WWII veteran goes back to England after the war only to discover that his wartime sweetheart has got mixed up with a dangerous spy ring.

Director:

Cy Endfield

Writers:

Ian Stuart Black (screenplay), Reginald Long (screenplay),

Stars:

Lloyd Bridges, Moira Lister, Alan Wheatley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lloyd Bridges	...	Frank Prior
Moira Lister	...	Pauline French
Alan Wheatley	...	Inspector Braddock
Leslie Phillips	...	Detective Cameron
Hélène Cordet	...	Helene Castle
Andre Van Gyseghem	...	George, stage doorman (as André Van Gyseghern)
Tom Gill	...	Stage Manager
Bruce Beeby	...	Kendal Brown
Rachel Roberts	...	Barmaid
Lionel Blair	...	Dancer
Robert Harbin	...	Harper LeStrade, magician
Charles Bottrill	...	The Xylophonist
Verne Morgan	...	Henry Stone, cabby
Marjorie Hume	...	Landlady (as Marjory Hume)
Raymond Rollett	...	Jones - the publican

Storyline

American Frank Pryor (Lloyd Bridges) arrives in London to take up an interrupted romance with Pauline French (Moria Lister), whom he hasn't seen in six years. At the airport a man standing alongside Pryor is slain by an unseen sniper, and he is detained by Scotland Yard for questioning. Released, he goes to Pauline's apartment, and learns that she had an intimate association with the slain man and is not interested in talking about it. Scotland Yard also knows this and Pryor and Pauline are kept under surveillance. After complications involving the dead man's wife, it is found that the man Pauline knows isn't dead at all and isn't who he is supposed to be.

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Plot Keywords:

espionage | british noir | public domain | dream sequence

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wer ist Kendall Brown?

Company Credits

Production Co:

Banner Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Jean Marsh.

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Soundtracks

"I Couldn't Care Less"
by Cy Endfield (as Hugh Raker) and Arthur Wilkinson
Sung by Hélène Cordet

User Reviews

An earlier film of same title

Neither this nor Wikipedia mention that there was a 1937 film called "The Limping Man". It was the first shown in Lyme Regis's Regent cinema, opened in that year, and the story is that the mayor of the town, who did the opening, Will Emmett, happened to have a limp. The film was shown again in this historic Art Deco cinema (Lyme is said to be the smallest town in England, or possibly Britain, to have a cinema) this Oct. 12, the 70th anniversary - free, with lavish refreshments and firework display provided by the management - a wonderful occasion. That was why I looked for "The Limping Man" in Wikipedia and to my surprise found only this later film. Can anyone give further information about the 1937 film? It was a thriller with a plot too involved for me to follow in all details! Guy Ottewell