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'''''The Echo Murders''''' is a 1945 British [[thriller film]] directed by [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]] and starring [[David Farrar (actor)|David Farrar]] and [[Dennis Price]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/61506|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116092027/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/61506|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-16|title=BFI | Film & TV Database|publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk|date=2009-04-16|accessdate=2014-05-14}}</ref> It was one of two films directed by John Harlow in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being ''[[Meet Sexton Blake]]'' (1945).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-david-farrar-1603397.html|title=OBITUARIES: David Farrar|date=29 September 1995|publisher=}}</ref> |
'''''The Echo Murders''''' is a 1945 British [[thriller film]] directed by [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]] and starring [[David Farrar (actor)|David Farrar]] and [[Dennis Price]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/61506|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116092027/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/61506|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-16|title=BFI | Film & TV Database|publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk|date=2009-04-16|accessdate=2014-05-14}}</ref> It was one of two films directed by John Harlow in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being ''[[Meet Sexton Blake]]'' (1945).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-david-farrar-1603397.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-david-farrar-1603397.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=OBITUARIES: David Farrar|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=29 September 1995|publisher=}}</ref> |
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| Directed by | John Harlow |
| Screenplay by | John Harlow |
| Based on | The Terror of Tregarwith by Hector Hawton (as John Sylvester)[1] |
| Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Lito Carruthers |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production companies | British National Films Strand Film Company Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Echo Murders is a 1945 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar and Dennis Price.[2] It was one of two films directed by John Harlow in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being Meet Sexton Blake (1945).[3]
Plot summary
[edit]A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake.[4]
Cast
[edit]- David Farrar as Sexton Blake
- Dennis Price as Dick Warren
- Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan
- Julien Mitchell as James Duncan
- Cyril Smith as Police Constable Smith
- Dennis Arundell as Rainsford
- Ferdy Mayne as Dacier
- Johnnie Schofield as Purvis
- Paul Croft as Marat
- Kynaston Reeves as Beales
- Desmond Roberts as Cotter
- Danny Green as Carl
- Patric Curwen as Dr. Grey
- Tony Arpino as Fox
- Vincent Holman as Col. Wills
- Gerald Pring as Sir Horace Cranston
References
[edit]- ^ Hinrich, Derek (2018). "The Living Image". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "OBITUARIES: David Farrar". Independent.co.uk. 29 September 1995. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
- ^ "The Echo Murders: John Harlow : Free Download & Streaming: Internet Archive". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- The Echo Murders at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
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- 1945 films
- British crime thriller films
- British black-and-white films
- 1940s crime thriller films
- British detective films
- Films directed by John Harlow
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on crime novels
- Sexton Blake films
- Films scored by Percival Mackey
- Films shot at British National Studios
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- English-language crime thriller films
- Crime thriller film stubs
- 1940s British film stubs