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==Cast== |
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* [[David Sumner]] as George Mallon |
* [[David Sumner]] as George Mallon |
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* [[Susan Travers]] as June Lock |
* [[Susan_Travers_(actress)|Susan Travers]] as June Lock |
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* [[John Arnatt]] as Supt. Chadwick |
* [[John Arnatt]] as Supt. Chadwick |
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* [[James Hayter (actor)|James Hayter]] as Mr. Daniels |
* [[James Hayter (actor)|James Hayter]] as Mr. Daniels |
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* [[Richard Shaw (actor)|Richard Shaw]] as Harry |
* [[Richard Shaw (actor)|Richard Shaw]] as Harry |
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* [[John Woodnutt]] as Blacky |
* [[John Woodnutt]] as Blacky |
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* John Bown as Herb |
* [[John Bown]] as Herb |
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* [[John Welsh (actor)|John Welsh]] as governor |
* [[John Welsh (actor)|John Welsh]] as governor |
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* [[Anthony Oliver]] as chaplain |
* [[Anthony Oliver]] as chaplain |
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* Tony Quinn as manager |
* Tony Quinn as manager |
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==Reception == |
==Reception == |
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''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "A routine production, a story which relies a little too much on coincidence, and a host of insignificant characters who are used only for padding. Nevertheless this is a neat enough affair, on the whole creditably acted, and with a good pay-off which (less usual these days) tends to make the police look like fools. Most of the work falls on David Sumner, but the outstanding performance is John Arnatt's as the Superintendent."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1962 |title=Another Time, Another Place |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305823409/5A45DAE40FEC44F2PQ/2 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=29 |issue=336 |pages=141 |via=ProQuest}}</ref> |
''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "A routine production, a story which relies a little too much on coincidence, and a host of insignificant characters who are used only for padding. Nevertheless this is a neat enough affair, on the whole creditably acted, and with a good pay-off which (less usual these days) tends to make the police look like fools. Most of the work falls on David Sumner, but the outstanding performance is John Arnatt's as the Superintendent."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1962 |title=Another Time, Another Place |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305823409/5A45DAE40FEC44F2PQ/2 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=29 |issue=336 |pages=141 |via=ProQuest}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{IMDb title|0056319|Out of the Fog}} |
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[[Category:Films directed by Montgomery Tully]] |
[[Category:Films directed by Montgomery Tully]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:19, 13 November 2024
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Screenplay by | Montgomery Tully |
| Produced by | Maurice J. Wilson |
| Starring | David Sumner Susan Travers John Arnatt |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Music by | Philip Martell |
Production company | Eternal Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Out of the Fog (U.S. title: Fog for a Killer) is a 1962 British film directed and written by Montgomery Tully and starring David Sumner, Susan Travers and John Arnatt.[1] It was produced by Maurice J. Wilson for Eternal Films.
Plot
[edit]On his release from prison, George Mallon moves into a hostel for ex-convicts run by Mr. Daniels. When a series of murders of blond women takes place on the local common, the police suspect Mallon, despite having no hard evidence. Blonde policewoman June Lock is assigned to befriend Mallon as bait for him to attack her.
Cast
[edit]- David Sumner as George Mallon
- Susan Travers as June Lock
- John Arnatt as Supt. Chadwick
- James Hayter as Mr. Daniels
- Jack Watson as Sgt. Tracey
- Olga Lindo as Mrs. Mallon
- Renée Houston as Ma
- George Woodbridge as Chopper
- Michael Ripper as Tich
- Michael Wynne as Ted
- Richard Shaw as Harry
- John Woodnutt as Blacky
- John Bown as Herb
- John Welsh as governor
- Anthony Oliver as chaplain
- Tony Quinn as manager
Reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine production, a story which relies a little too much on coincidence, and a host of insignificant characters who are used only for padding. Nevertheless this is a neat enough affair, on the whole creditably acted, and with a good pay-off which (less usual these days) tends to make the police look like fools. Most of the work falls on David Sumner, but the outstanding performance is John Arnatt's as the Superintendent."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Out of the Fog". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Another Time, Another Place". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 141. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.