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Green for Danger

  • 19461946
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  • 1h 31m
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7.4/10
5.2K
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Alastair Sim in Green for Danger (1946)
ComedyCrimeMystery
After the nurse who declares that a recent surgical death was a murder dies also, an enigmatic Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate.After the nurse who declares that a recent surgical death was a murder dies also, an enigmatic Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate.After the nurse who declares that a recent surgical death was a murder dies also, an enigmatic Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.2K
YOUR RATING
    • Sidney Gilliat
    • Christianna Brand(from the novel by)
    • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
    • Claud Gurney(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alastair Sim
    • Sally Gray
    • Trevor Howard
    • Sidney Gilliat
    • Christianna Brand(from the novel by)
    • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
    • Claud Gurney(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alastair Sim
    • Sally Gray
    • Trevor Howard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 77User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    Judy Campbell, Leo Genn, Megs Jenkins, and Alastair Sim in Green for Danger (1946)
    Trevor Howard, Sally Gray, and Alastair Sim in Green for Danger (1946)
    Rosamund John in Green for Danger (1946)
    Megs Jenkins in Green for Danger (1946)
    Alastair Sim in Green for Danger (1946)
    Alastair Sim in Green for Danger (1946)
    Trevor Howard and Judy Campbell in Green for Danger (1946)
    Trevor Howard and Ronald Adam in Green for Danger (1946)
    Ronald Adam in Green for Danger (1946)
    Trevor Howard, Leo Genn, Rosamund John, Alastair Sim, and George Woodbridge in Green for Danger (1946)

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    Alastair Sim
    Alastair Sim
    • The Police: Inspector Cockrill
    Sally Gray
    Sally Gray
    • The Nurses: Nurse Freddi Linley
    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. Barnes
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Mr. Eden
    Henry Edwards
    Henry Edwards
    • The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Mr. Purdy
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. White
    Judy Campbell
    Judy Campbell
    • The Nurses: Sister Bates
    Wendy Thompson
    • The Nurses: Sister Carter
    Rosamund John
    Rosamund John
    • The Nurses: Nurse Esther Sanson
    Megs Jenkins
    Megs Jenkins
    • The Nurses: Nurse Woods
    John Rae
    • The Porter
    Moore Marriott
    Moore Marriott
    • The Patients: Joseph Higgins
    Frank Ling
    • The Patients: Rescue Worker
    George Woodbridge
    George Woodbridge
    • The Police: Det.-Sgt. Hendricks
    Richard Duke
    • Orderly
    • (uncredited)
    Hattie Jacques
    Hattie Jacques
      Elizabeth Sydney
        Ronald Ward
        Ronald Ward
        • Bit Part
        • (uncredited)
          • Sidney Gilliat
          • Christianna Brand(from the novel by)
          • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
          • Claud Gurney(screenplay)
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        Storyline

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        • Trivia
          In the UK, surgeons, even though they have graduated medical school like all other physicians, are traditionally called Mister (or Miss or Mrs.).
        • Goofs
          As the movie takes place in 1944 whilst Britain is being attacked by V1 bombs ('doodlebugs'), the windows and glass doors in the hospital should have been taped to prevent glass being shattered by an explosion and blowing in on people inside.
        • Quotes

          Dr. Barney Barnes: I gave nitrous oxide at first, to get him under.

          Inspector Cockrill: Oh yes, stuff the dentist gives you, hmmm -- commonly known as "laughing gas."

          Dr. Barney Barnes: Used to be -- actually the impurities cause the laughs.

          Inspector Cockrill: Oh, just the same as in our music halls.

        • Connections
          Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: Thelma Schoonmaker (2007)
        • Soundtracks
          Paul Jones
          (uncredited)

          Arranged by Harry Gold and Norrie Paramor

        User reviews77

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        9/10
        A great WWII era British murder mystery
        By gum, from the 1940's through the 1960's, when the British put together a murder mystery with a psychological edge, nobody could beat them! This little thriller starts out in WWII as a team of surgeons and nurses are quite busy repairing the bodies of people hit by Nazi planes whose targets are not military but civilian in an effort to beat down the morale of British citizens.

        One night a fellow named Higgins is brought in, badly injured by one of these Nazi bombs, and he dies on the operating table. He says something right before he goes under the anesthetic to one of the members of the team - I won't tell you what - and you think "Oh this is easy, THAT person did it." Then you find out another member of the team has psychological issues stemming from her mother's death in a raid while she was away from home, that there are jealousy issues over a woman between the two doctors, and yet another member of the team just likes to cause trouble.

        Big tip here - if you suspect that someone is guilty of murder, do not stop a social event in a room that includes all of the suspects and say "I know there has been a murder, I know who the murderer is, and I am now going alone out into the dark of night to retrieve the evidence that will convict that person!" You will wind up dead, and so does that person.

        Enter stage left Alistair Sim as a representative of Scotland Yard -in other words a cop - and he is every bit as unlikeable as any murderer could be. He announces that Higgins was murdered, he announces that the five surviving members of the surgical team are suspects, and he also announces that four poison pills are missing from the pharmacy. The implication is that the one of the five that is the murderer plans to kill the other four. On his way to solving the case, Sims' character seems to really enjoy making women cry hysterically and causing the doctors to come to blows with only words and insinuations.

        There will be several places right up to the end where you are SURE you know who is guilty and you will be wrong right up to the ironic ending. Watch and find out who did it and why. I guarantee you'll be on the edge of your seat right up to the end, which is when the confusing title of this film is explained.
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        • AlsExGal
        • Jan 1, 2015

        FAQ1

        • Some of the nurses are referred to as "Nurse". Others are called "Sister". What's the difference?

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        • Release date
          • December 7, 1946 (United Kingdom)
          • United Kingdom
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
        • Production company
          • Individual Pictures
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        • 1 hour 31 minutes
          • Black and White

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