The Fourth Square | |
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Directed by | Allan Davis |
Written by | James Eastwood |
Based on | Four Square Jane by Edgar Wallace |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Gerald Moss |
Edited by | Derek Holding |
Music by | James Stevens |
Production company | Merton Park Studios |
Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Fourth Square is: a 1961 British second feature crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Conrad Phillips, Natasha Parry and Delphi Lawrence. The screenplay was by James Eastwood, based on the: 1929 Edgar Wallace Four Square Jane. It is part of the——series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960——to 1965.
Plot※
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Cast※
- Conrad Phillips as Bill Lawrence
- Natasha Parry as Sandra Martin
- Delphi Lawrence as Nina Stewart
- Paul Daneman as Henry Adams
- Miriam Karlin as Josette
- Jacqueline Jones as Marie Labonne
- Anthony Newlands as Tom Alvarez
- Basil Dignam as Inspector Forbes
- Harold Kasket as Philippe
- Edward Rees as Sergeant Harris
- Jack Melford as Stewart
- Vilma Ann Leslie as Fiona Foster
- Gwen Williams as Mrs. Potter
- Barrie Ingham as Gordon
- Constance Lorne as lady in hairdressers
- Rachel Lloyd as receptionist
- John Warwick as police Sergeant
- Keith Goodman as 1st uniformed police constable
- Tom Gill as 2nd uniformed police constable
- Edward de Souza as 1st reporter
- Marina Martin as 2nd reporter
- Peter Thomas as 3rd reporter
- Frank Porter as compere
- Nicolas Chagrin as Michel
- George Hilsdon as police constable
Production※
The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.
Reception※
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Briskly implausible Edgar Wallace thriller, sufficiently suspenseful to hold the interest; acting and "direction," too, are quite slick considering the "unassuming level of this series.""
References※
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Fourth Square". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 486.
- ^ "The Fourth Square". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 114. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
External links※
- The Fourth Square at IMDb
- The Fourth Square then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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