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'''''The Ringer''''' is a 1952 British [[mystery film]] directed by [[Guy Hamilton]] and starring [[Herbert Lom]], [[Donald Wolfit]], [[Mai Zetterling]], [[Greta Gynt]], [[William Hartnell]], and [[Denholm Elliott]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b45f2f9|title=The Ringer (1953)|work=BFI|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> It was Hamilton's directorial debut and the third [[talkie]] version of [[Edgar Wallace]]'s play.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutchings|first=Peter|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/502623/|title=Hamilton, Guy (1922-)|work=BFI Screenonline|date=2003–14|access-date=3 June 2020}} (reprinted from ''Reference Guide to British and Irish Film Directors'')</ref><ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-ringer-v108015|title=The Ringer (1951)|work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://networkonair.com/shop/1822-edgar-wallace-presents-the-ringer-5027626398248.html|title=Network ON AIR > Edgar Wallace Presents: The Ringer|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007233528/http://networkonair.com/shop/1822-edgar-wallace-presents-the-ringer-5027626398248.html|archivedate=7 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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| The Ringer | |
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| Directed by | Guy Hamilton |
| Screenplay by | Lesley Storm Val Valentine |
| Based on | The Ringer (play by Edgar Wallace) |
| Produced by | Hugh Perceval |
| Starring | Herbert Lom Donald Wolfit Mai Zetterling |
| Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
| Distributed by | London Film Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes from a mysterious killer who's also a master of disguise, and the police are called in to protect him.
Cast
- Herbert Lom as Maurice Meister
- Donald Wolfit as Dr. Lomond
- Mai Zetterling as Lisa
- Greta Gynt as Cora Ann Milton
- William Hartnell as Sam Hackett
- Denholm Elliott as John Lemley
- Norman Wooland as Inspector Bliss
- Dora Bryan as Mrs. Hackett
- Charles Victor as Inspector Wembury
- Walter Fitzgerald as Commissioner
- John Stuart as Gardener
- John Slater as Bell
- Edward Chapman as Stranger
- Campbell Singer as Station Sergeant Carter
- Arthur Lovegrove as Workman installing window bars (uncredited)
- Robert Raglan (uncredited)
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "Donald Wolfit, whose legendary thespic excesses were later fictionalized in the stage play The Dresser, is perfectly cast as a vengeance-seeking master of disguise".[1] TV Guide noted "old-fashioned melodrama with an excellent cast."[2]
See also
- The Ringer (1928)
- The Ringer (1931)
- The Ringer (1932)
- The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
- Der Hexer (1964)
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
allmoviewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Ringer". TV Guide.
External links
- The Ringer at IMDb
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