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The Echo Murders
The Echo Murders
Directed by	John Harlow
Screenplay by	John Harlow
Based on	The Terror of Tregarwith; by Hector Hawton (as John Sylvester)
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	17 December 1945 (UK);
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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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

A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake.^[4]

Cast

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

^ 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

The Echo Murders at IMDb
Review of film at Variety

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[1] Hinrich, Derek (2018). "The Living Image". Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[2] "BFI | Film & TV Database". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

[3] "OBITUARIES: David Farrar". Independent.co.uk. 29 September 1995. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.

[4] "The Echo Murders: John Harlow : Free Download & Streaming: Internet Archive". Retrieved 14 May 2014.

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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 &#124; Film & TV Database|publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk|date=2009-04-16|accessdate=2014-05-14}}</ref> It was one of two films in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being ''[[Meet Sexton Blake]]'' (1945), both directed by John Harlow.<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 &#124; 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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v t e Sexton Blake
Characters	Sexton Blake Monsieur Zenith
Creator	Harry Blyth
Literature	Sexton Blake bibliography The Sexton Blake Library (1915–68) The Tower of Silence (2013)
Film	Sexton Blake (1928) Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935) Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle (1935) Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938) Meet Sexton Blake! (1945) The Echo Murders (1945) Murder at Site 3 (1959)
Television	Sexton Blake (1967–71) Sexton Blake and the Demon God (1978)