Walk a Tightrope (1963)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 9min
- Crime, Drama
- 26 Aug 1963 (UK)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Dan Duryea | ... |
Carl Lutcher
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| Patricia Owens | ... |
Ellen Sheppherd
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| Richard Leech | ... |
Doug Randall
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| Neil McCallum | ... |
Prosecuting Counsel
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| David Bauer | ... |
Ed
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| Terence Cooper | ... |
Jason Sheppherd
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Shirley Cameron | ... |
Maisie
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| Trevor Reid | ... |
Inspector McMitchell
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A.J. Brown | ... |
Magistrate
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| Jack Melford | ... |
Clerk of the Court
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| Tony Thawnton | ... |
Restaurant Manager
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Elizabeth Wallace | ... |
Doris
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Sheila Robins | ... |
Lucy
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Joe Beckett | ... |
Undercover Policeman (uncredited)
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Dan Cressey | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Fred Davis | ... |
Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Peter Evans | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Alex Graham | ... |
Barman (uncredited)
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Pat Hagan | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Aileen Lewis | ... |
Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited)
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Joe Phelps | ... |
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
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| John Tatham | ... |
Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
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Joe Wadham | ... |
Police Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank Nesbitt | ||
Written by
| Neil McCallum | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Mann Rubin | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Jack Parsons | ... | producer |
Music by
| Buxton Orr | ||
Cinematography by
| Basil Emmott | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robert Winter | ||
Editorial Department
| Clive Smith | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Harry White | ||
Makeup Department
| Anne Box | ... | hairdresser |
| Freddie Williamson | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Clifford Parkes | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| David Tringham | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Steve Stephenson | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Moray Grant | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dulcie Midwinter | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Philip Martell | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pat Moon | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
- Jack Parsons-Neil McCallum Productions
- Associated Producers (API) (in association with)
Distributors
- British Lion Film Corporation (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Release)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1964) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Netflix (2022) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)
- Network (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- New Gold Entertainment (1965) (Italy)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ellen (Patricia Owens) is happily married and very much in love with Jason (Terrence Cooper), but she is being blackmailed by her former husband as their annulment had never gone through. She sets up a complex plan with a hired gunman, Lutcher (Dan Duryea), to kill the ex-husband when he comes for some more money, but the current husband comes in unexpected and Lutcher, not knowing one from the other, kills him. Oops!
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | The Thin Line Between Disaster and Adventure See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References The War Lover (1962). See more » |
| 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. See more » |