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{{Short description|1963 British film by Francis Searle}}
'''''The Marked One''''' is a 1963 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Francis Searle]] and starring [[William Lucas]], [[Zena Walker]] and [[Patrick Jordan]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/236</ref> A forger's daughter is threatened by other criminals, focing him to take drastic action.
{{Distinguish|Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Marked One
| image = The_Marked_One_(1963_film).jpg

| caption =
| director = [[Francis Searle]]
| producer = Tom Blakeley
| writer = [[Paul Erickson (screenwriter)|Paul Erickson]]
| starring = [[William Lucas (actor)|William Lucas]]<br>[[Zena Walker]]<br>[[Patrick Jordan]]
| music = Bernie Fenton<br>Frank Patten
| cinematography = Frank Kingston
| editing = [[Jim Connock]]
| studio = Planet Film Productions
| distributor = Planet Film Distributors {{small|(UK)}}
| released = {{Film date|1963}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}

'''''The Marked One''''' is a 1963 British [[B movie|second feature]]<ref name="Chibnall" /> [[crime film]] directed by [[Francis Searle]] and starring [[William Lucas (actor)|William Lucas]], [[Zena Walker]] and [[Patrick Jordan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Marked One |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150005711 |access-date=6 November 2023 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> It was written by [[Paul Erickson (screenwriter)|Paul Erickson]]. An ex-con's daughter is kidnapped by a blackmailer.

==Plot summary==
Truck driver Don Mason is an ex-con who served time for involvement in a forgery racket, and is now trying to go straight. A blackmailer demands the plates used in the forgery, threatening Mason's wife and kidnapping their child.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[William Lucas]] - Don Mason
* [[William Lucas (actor)|William Lucas]] as Don Mason
* [[Zena Walker]] - Kay Mason
* [[Zena Walker]] as Kay Mason
* [[Patrick Jordan]] - Inspector Mayne
* [[Patrick Jordan]] as Inspector Mayne
* [[Laurie Leigh]] - Maisie
* Laurie Leigh as Maisie
* [[David Gregory]] - Ed Jones
* David Gregory as Ed Jones
* [[Edward Ogden]] - Nevil
* [[Arthur Lovegrove]] as Benson
* [[Arthur Lovegrove]] - Benson
* [[Marianne Stone]] as Mrs Benson
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* Kim Tracy as Wanda
* [[Brian Nissen]] - Charles Warren
* Edward Ogden as Nevil Stone
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* [[Kim Tracy]] - Wanda
* [[Marianne Stone]] - Mrs. Benson
* [[Frederick Peisley]] as Mossie
* [[Dorothy Gordon (British actress)|Dorothy Gordon]] as Ruby
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* [[Richard McNeff]] - Inspector Rogers
* [[Frank Sieman]] - Lacey
* Frank Sieman as Lacey
* [[Lynn Pinkney]] - Sally
* [[Brian Nissen]] as Charles Warren
* Lynn Pinkney as Sally
* [[Candy Pibworth]] - Mary
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* Richard McNeff as Inspector Rogers
* [[Gillian Watt]] - Sandra

==Production==
The film was made at MGM Studios, Borehamwood.<ref name="Chibnall">{{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve |title=''The British 'B' Film'' |last2=McFarlane |first2=Brian |publisher=[[BFI]]/[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-8445-7319-6 |location=London |pages=68}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' said "Spot-the-blackmailer crime thriller, quite neatly built but sleazy and slackly motivated (why is everyone so crassly opposed to going to the police?). The direction is nondescript; William Lucas, Zena Walker and Brian Nissen act well despite stereotyped roles."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1963 |title=The Marked One |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305822435/61E34A7F150B4385PQ/2 |journal=[[Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=20 |issue=348 |pages=119 |via=ProQuest}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0057292}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0057292|title=The Marked One}}


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Latest revision as of 11:30, 2 October 2024

Not to be confused with Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones.

The Marked One
Directed byFrancis Searle
Written byPaul Erickson
Produced byTom Blakeley
StarringWilliam Lucas
Zena Walker
Patrick Jordan
CinematographyFrank Kingston
Edited byJim Connock
Music byBernie Fenton
Frank Patten
Production
company
Planet Film Productions
Distributed byPlanet Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Marked One is a 1963 British second feature[1] crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring William Lucas, Zena Walker and Patrick Jordan.[2] It was written by Paul Erickson. An ex-con's daughter is kidnapped by a blackmailer.

Plot summary

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Truck driver Don Mason is an ex-con who served time for involvement in a forgery racket, and is now trying to go straight. A blackmailer demands the plates used in the forgery, threatening Mason's wife and kidnapping their child.

Cast

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Production

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The film was made at MGM Studios, Borehamwood.[1]

Critical reception

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Monthly Film Bulletin said "Spot-the-blackmailer crime thriller, quite neatly built but sleazy and slackly motivated (why is everyone so crassly opposed to going to the police?). The direction is nondescript; William Lucas, Zena Walker and Brian Nissen act well despite stereotyped roles."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "The Marked One". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "The Marked One". Monthly Film Bulletin. 20 (348): 119. 1 January 1963 – via ProQuest.
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