The Armchair Detective

1952 film by Brendan J. Stafford

  • 1952 (1952)
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The Armchair Detective is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Brendan J. Stafford and starring Ernest Dudley, Hartley Power, and Sally Newton. It was made at Viking Studios. According to Stephen Chibnall "critics thought it better heard than seen."[1]

Cast

  • Ernest Dudley as himself
  • Hartley Power as Nicco
  • Sally Newton as Penny
  • Derek Elphinstone as Inspector Carter
  • Iris Russell as Jane
  • David Oxley as Terry
  • Lionel Grose as sergeant
  • Anna Korda as woman

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Second feature British 'Whodunnit,' obviously cheaply made, and poorly directed. The film serves to show how very far the British are behind their slick American counterparts at this type of thing. Sally Newton (daughter of Robert Newton) once or twice shines through the blanket of the script in this, her first film."[2]

References

  1. ^ Chibnall, Stephen; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 127. ISBN 9781844575749.
  2. ^ "The Armchair Detective". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216): 19. 1 January 1952 – via ProQuest.
  • The Armchair Detective at IMDb


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