The Secret Partner (1961)

Director:

Basil Dearden

Writers:

David Pursall (original screenplay), Jack Seddon (original screenplay)

Stars:

Stewart Granger, Haya Harareet, Bernard Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stewart Granger	...	John Brent aka John Wilson
Haya Harareet	...	Nicole 'Nikki' Brent
Bernard Lee	...	Det. Supt. Frank Hanbury
Hugh Burden	...	Charles Standish
Lee Montague	...	Det. Insp. Tom Henderson
Melissa Stribling	...	Helen Standish
Conrad Phillips	...	Dr. Alan Richford
John Lee	...	Clive Lang
Norman Bird	...	Ralph Beldon
Peter Illing	...	Strakarios
Basil Dignam	...	Lyle
William Fox	...	Brinton
George Tovey	...	Vickers
Sidney Vivian	...	Dock Foreman (as Sydney Vivian)
Paul Stassino	...	Man in Soho Street

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | detective | theft | crime wave

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Taglines:

So Perfect a Crime...So Clever a Criminal! So Dangerous a Scheme!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1961 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Der unheimliche Komplize

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Worth watching

The plot creaks along slightly but worth seeing for the views of London docks as they were. The Bernard Lee character is also memorable for the number of cigarettes he smokes. In every scene he's in, he's either smoking, lighting up or lighting another cigarette from his previous one. Obviously a 60-a-day man. Older viewers will recall Conrad Phillips at the star of the long-running William Tell TV series in which he battled Willoughby Goddard who appears in the movie as the seedy hotel keeper. Stalwart British character actors Norman Bird, Hugh Burden and Lee Montague also shine, while Melissa Stibling was the wife of the film's director Basil Dearden