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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Time Lock
| name = Time Lock
| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]
| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]
| producer = [[Peter Rogers]]
| image = Time Lock FilmPoster.jpeg
| image = Time Lock FilmPoster.jpeg
| writer = [[Arthur Hailey]]<BR>[[Peter Rogers]]
| writer = [[Peter Rogers]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Time Lock'' play|[[Arthur Hailey]]}}
| starring = [[Robert Beatty]]<br>[[Betty McDowall]]<br>[[Lee Patterson]]<br>[[Vincent Winter]]<br>[[Sean Connery]]
| starring = [[Robert Beatty]]<br>[[Lee Patterson]]<br>[[Betty McDowall]]<br>[[Vincent Winter]]
| cinematography = Peter Hennessy
| cinematography = Peter Hennessy
| editing = John Trumper
| editing = John Trumper
| distributor = [[Distributors Corporation of America]] (US)
| distributor = [[Distributors Corporation of America]] (US)
| released = 1957
| released = {{Film date|1957}}
| runtime = 73 min.
| runtime = 73 min.
|budget = £30,000<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sY1LGFNtCOEC&q=%22earl+st+john%22+rank&pg=PA155|title = Sydney Box|isbn = 9780719059995|last1 = Spicer|first1 = Andrew|date = 5 September 2006| publisher=Manchester University Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title= Mr. Carry On : the life and work of Peter Rogers|last=Bright|first= Morris|year=2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrcarryonlifewor0000brig/page/67/mode/1up?q=%22earl+st+john%22|page=30|isbn=978-0-563-55183-6 }}</ref>
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
}}
}}
'''''Time Lock''''' ([[1957 in film|1957]]) is a British [[thriller film]] directed by [[Gerald Thomas]]. The plot is about a six-year-old boy who is accidentally locked in a bank vault. With less than 10 hours of oxygen left in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy. The film features a young, pre-[[James Bond]] [[Sean Connery]]. The boy is played by [[Vincent Winter]] and his parents are played by [[Lee Patterson]] and [[Betty McDowall]].
'''''Time Lock''''' is a 1957 British [[thriller film]] directed by [[Gerald Thomas]]. The film follows the attempt to rescue a six-year-old boy who is accidentally locked in the South York branch of the Crown Canada Bank vault, in [[Toronto]]. With less than 10 hours of oxygen remaining in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy.
The film features a young, pre-[[James Bond]] [[Sean Connery]]. The boy is played by [[Vincent Winter]] and his parents are played by [[Lee Patterson]] and [[Betty McDowall]].


Although set in [[Canada]] the film was shot in [[England]].
Although set in [[Canada]] the film was shot in [[England]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Robert Beatty]] as Pete Dawson
* [[Robert Beatty]] as Pete Dawson
* [[Lee Patterson]] as Colin Walker
* [[Lee Patterson]] as Colin Walker
* [[Betty McDowall]] as Lucille Walker
* [[Betty McDowall]] as Lucille Walker
* [[Vincent Winter]] as The Boy
* [[Vincent Winter]] as the Boy (Steven Walker)
* [[Robert Ayres (actor)|Robert Ayres]] as Inspector Andrews
* [[Robert Ayres (actor)|Robert Ayres]] as Inspector Andrews
* [[Alan Gifford]] as George Foster
* [[Alan Gifford]] as George Foster
* [[Larry Cross]] as Reporter
* Larry Cross as Reporter
* [[Sandra Francis]] as Evelyn Webb
* Sandra Francis as Evelyn Webb
* [[Gordon Tanner]] as Dr. Hewitson
* [[Gordon Tanner]] as Dr. Hewitson
* [[Jack Cunningham (actor)|Jack Cunningham]] as Max Jarvis
* Jack Cunningham as Max Jarvis
* [[Victor Wood (actor)|Victor Wood]] as Howard Zeeder
* Victor Wood as Howard Zeeder
* [[Peter Mannering]] as Dr. Foy
* Peter Mannering as Dr. Foy
* [[Roland Brand]] as Police officer
* Roland Brand as Police officer
* [[Sean Connery]] as Welder
* [[Sean Connery]] as Bill, the Welder
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0051084|Time Lock}}
* {{IMDb title|0051084|Time Lock}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|time_lock}}

{{Gerald Thomas}}


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[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:1950s thriller films]]
[[Category:1950s thriller films]]
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[[Category:Films set in Canada]]
[[Category:Films set in Canada]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
[[Category:Black-and-white films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Gerald Thomas]]
[[Category:Films directed by Gerald Thomas]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Peter Rogers]]
[[Category:Films produced by Peter Rogers]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Arthur Hailey]]
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 10 August 2024

For the locking mechanism, see Time lock.

Time Lock
Directed byGerald Thomas
Written byPeter Rogers
Based onTime Lock play
by Arthur Hailey
Produced byPeter Rogers
StarringRobert Beatty
Lee Patterson
Betty McDowall
Vincent Winter
CinematographyPeter Hennessy
Edited byJohn Trumper
Distributed byDistributors Corporation of America (US)
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
Running time
73 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£30,000[1][2]

Time Lock is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Gerald Thomas. The film follows the attempt to rescue a six-year-old boy who is accidentally locked in the South York branch of the Crown Canada Bank vault, in Toronto. With less than 10 hours of oxygen remaining in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy. The film features a young, pre-James Bond Sean Connery. The boy is played by Vincent Winter and his parents are played by Lee Patterson and Betty McDowall.

Although set in Canada the film was shot in England.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Spicer, Andrew (5 September 2006). Sydney Box. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719059995.
  2. ^ Bright, Morris (2000). Mr. Carry On : the life and work of Peter Rogers. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-563-55183-6.
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