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| name = The Echo Murders
| name = The Echo Murders
| image = The Echo Murders.jpg
| image = The Echo Murders.jpg

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| director = [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]]
| director = [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]]
| producer = Louis H. Jackson (producer)
| producer = [[Louis H. Jackson]]
| writer = [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]] (writer)
| screenplay = [[John Harlow (director)|John Harlow]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| based_on = {{based on|''The Terror of Tregarwith''|[[Hector Hawton]] (as John Sylvester)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-hodder.com/blakiana/image.html|last=Hinrich|first=Derek|title=The Living Image|accessdate=26 June 2020|date=2018}}</ref>
| starring = See below
| starring = See below
| music = [[Percival Mackey]]
| music = [[Percival Mackey]]
| cinematography = [[James Wilson (cinematographer)|James Wilson]]
| cinematography = [[James Wilson (cinematographer)|James Wilson]]
| editing = [[Lito Carruthers]]
| editing = [[Lito Carruthers]]
| studio = [[British National Films]]<br>Strand Film Company Ltd.
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| distributor = Anglo-American Film Corporation {{small|(UK)}}
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|1945|12|17|UK}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English}}
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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|title=BFI &#124; Film & TV Database|publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk|date=2009-04-16|accessdate=2014-05-14}}</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>


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/TheEchoMurders|title=The Echo Murders: John Harlow : Free Download & Streaming: Internet Archive|publisher=Archive.org|accessdate=2014-05-14}}</ref>
A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TheEchoMurders|title=The Echo Murders: John Harlow : Free Download & Streaming: Internet Archive|accessdate=2014-05-14}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Dennis Price]] as Dick Warren
*[[Dennis Price]] as Dick Warren
*Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan
*Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan
*Julien Mitchell as James Duncan
*[[Julien Mitchell]] as James Duncan
*[[Cyril Smith (actor)|Cyril Smith]] as Police Constable Smith
*[[Cyril Smith (actor)|Cyril Smith]] as Police Constable Smith
*[[Dennis Arundell]] as Rainsford
*[[Dennis Arundell]] as Rainsford
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*Paul Croft as Marat
*Paul Croft as Marat
*[[Kynaston Reeves]] as Beales
*[[Kynaston Reeves]] as Beales
*Desmond Roberts as Cotter
*[[Desmond Roberts]] as Cotter
*[[Danny Green (actor)|Danny Green]] as Carl
*[[Danny Green (actor)|Danny Green]] as Carl
*[[Patric Curwen]] as Dr. Grey
*[[Patric Curwen]] as Dr. Grey
*Tony Arpino as Fox
*Tony Arpino as Fox
*[[Vincent Holman]] as Col. Wills
*[[Vincent Holman]] as Col. Wills
* [[Gerald Pring]] as Sir Horace Cranston


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0037666|title=The Echo Murders}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0037666|title=The Echo Murders}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=TheEchoMurders|name=The Echo Murders}}
*[https://archive.org/stream/variety159-1945-09#page/n14/mode/1up Review of film] at ''Variety''
*[https://archive.org/stream/variety159-1945-09#page/n14/mode/1up Review of film] at ''Variety''

{{John Harlow}}
{{Sexton Blake}}
{{Sexton Blake}}


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Latest revision as of 00:08, 21 December 2023

The Echo Murders
Directed byJohn Harlow
Screenplay byJohn Harlow
Based onThe Terror of Tregarwith
by Hector Hawton (as John Sylvester)[1]
Produced byLouis H. Jackson
StarringSee below
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byLito Carruthers
Music byPercival Mackey
Production
companies
British National Films
Strand Film Company Ltd.
Distributed byAnglo-American Film Corporation (UK)
Release date
  • 17 December 1945 (1945-12-17) (UK)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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

Cast

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References

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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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