Solo for Sparrow (1966)

Director:

Gordon Flemyng

Writers:

Roger Marshall, Edgar Wallace (novel)

Stars:

Anthony Newlands, Glyn Houston, Nadja Regin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Newlands	...	Reynolds
Glyn Houston	...	Insp. Sparrow
Nadja Regin	...	Mrs. Reynolds
Michael Coles	...	Pin Norman
Allan Cuthbertson	...	Supt. Symington
Ken Wayne	...	Baker
Jerry Stovin	...	Lewis
Jack May	...	Insp. Hudson
Murray Melvin	...	Larkin
Peter Thomas	...	Bell
Michael Caine	...	Paddy Mooney
Neil McCarthy	...	Dusty
Susan Marryott	...	Sue Warren
Nancy O'Neil	...	Miss Martin
William Gaunt	...	Det. Sergeant Reeve

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Merton Park Studios, Merton, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Merton Park Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally, in October 1964 this was first released in Great Britain as second feature to Trial and Error it was then repackaged as an episode for export to Europe and America as a TV series.

User Reviews

A Policemans lot is Not A Happy One

Glyn Houston has a very hard time in this.He plays a Detective who is taken off the murder case and put out on gardening leave.He is getting divorced,and this will hinder his police career,this is 1962.To make matters worse he is imprisoned in a farmhouse by a gang which includes as Thitd Villain,Michael Caine with an awful Irish accent.This all ends up with a shootout in the farm yard which resembles Gunfight At The OK Coral.To make matters worse he clearly lusts after the local barmaid but his sense of proprietary clearly douses his desires.All in all a very entertaining entry in this series.The strong casts are also the backbone of this series