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Walk a Tightrope

  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
216
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Walk a Tightrope (1963)
CrimeDramaMystery

In England, an American expat is hired by a woman to kill her ex-husband but things are not what they seem to be at first glance.In England, an American expat is hired by a woman to kill her ex-husband but things are not what they seem to be at first glance.In England, an American expat is hired by a woman to kill her ex-husband but things are not what they seem to be at first glance.

  • Director
    • Frank Nesbitt
  • Writers
    • Neil McCallum
    • Mann Rubin
  • Stars
    • Dan Duryea
    • Patricia Owens
    • Richard Leech
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    216
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Nesbitt
    • Writers
      • Neil McCallum
      • Mann Rubin
    • Stars
      • Dan Duryea
      • Patricia Owens
      • Richard Leech
    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Terence Cooper and Patricia Owens in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Dan Duryea in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Dan Duryea in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Dan Duryea in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Dan Duryea and Patricia Owens in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Dan Duryea in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Patricia Owens in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Neil McCallum and Patricia Owens in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Dan Duryea in Walk a Tightrope (1963)
    Walk a Tightrope (1963)

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    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Carl Lutcher
    Patricia Owens
    Patricia Owens
    • Ellen Sheppherd
    Richard Leech
    Richard Leech
    • Doug Randall
    Neil McCallum
    Neil McCallum
    • Prosecuting Counsel
    David Bauer
    David Bauer
    • Ed
    Terence Cooper
    Terence Cooper
    • Jason Sheppherd
    Shirley Cameron
    • Maisie
    Trevor Reid
    Trevor Reid
    • Inspector McMitchell
    A.J. Brown
    • Magistrate
    Jack Melford
    Jack Melford
    • Clerk of the Court
    Tony Thawnton
    Tony Thawnton
    • Restaurant Manager
    Elizabeth Wallace
    • Doris
    Sheila Robins
    • Lucy
    Joe Beckett
    • Undercover Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Cressey
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Davis
    • Police Officer in Courtroom
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Evans
    • Court Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Graham
    • Barman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Nesbitt
    • Writers
      • Neil McCallum(uncredited)
      • Mann Rubin(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Strand On the Green, the Sheppard's address in the film is the name of an actual street in London W4. It is located immediately to the east of Kew Bridge, along the north bank of the river Thames.
    • Goofs
      The woman Dan Duryea has been following goes into a bar. He's seen from the inside spreading the horizontal bands of a venetian blind to see what's gong on but the blind would be on the inside of the window and he's supposed to be on the outside.
    • Quotes

      Carl Lutcher: You know something? I hate people. They're the worst thing that ever happened to this world. They're liars and cheats. You can't trust any of them.

      Maisie: Some of my best friends are people!

      Carl Lutcher: Well, you'll learn, That's all I got to say.

      Maisie: Oh, Lutch, don't be mad. You'll get another job. Things always turn out for the best.

      Carl Lutcher: You know, when I was a kid, I caught a lot of birds one day. I laid a branch of a tree on the ground and covered it in that sticky stuff, that bird lime, you know? And all these birds got stuck on it. There must have been about a dozen of them. I wished I could get them off but I didn't know how. I couldn't get rid of them. So I ran around, waving the branch and shaking it and banging it against a wall. But I still couldn't get them off. I busted their legs and everything. I nearly went crazy. I couldn't just throw it away and leave them there. So you know what I did? I stuck them all in a big tank of water and drowned them.

    • Connections
      References The War Lover (1962)

    User reviews13

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    good
    "Walk a Tightrope" from 1964 is a British B film starring Dan Duryea and Patricia Owens.

    Duryea plays a criminal, Lutcher, who tells his girlfriend (Shirley Cameron) that he has a job. We see him shadowing the wife of an architect, Ellen (Owens). She arrives home with her husband and his partner. The partner goes upstairs. Lutcher walks in and shoots Ellen's husband (Terence Cooper).

    Ellen collapses, which causes Lutcher to act surprised. He wants the rest of his money - after all, she's the one that hired him to kill her husband. The devastated Ellen vehemently denies this.

    Duryea is wonderful, and this will keep you guessing until the end. As far as the actress playing his girlfriend, Shirley Cameron, I didn't understand one word that came out of her mouth.

    Otherwise really interesting.
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    • Sep 20, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 1963 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tanz auf dem Drahtseil
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Jack Parsons-Neil McCallum Productions
      • Associated Producers (API)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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