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| Final Appointment | |
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Written by | Kenneth Hayles |
| Based on | the BBC radio play Death Keeps a Date by Sidney Nelson & Maurice Harrison[1][2] |
| Produced by | Francis Searle |
| Starring | John Bentley Eleanor Summerfield Hubert Gregg |
| Cinematography | Jonah Jones |
| Edited by | John Ferris |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Final Appointment is a 1954 British comedy thriller film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg.[3] It also features Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role.[4] It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. The film was produced by Francis Searle for ACTFilms,[5] and was released in the U.S. as The Last Appointment.[6] A sequel, Stolen Assignment, also featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew, appeared the following year.[7]
Plot[edit]
A former soldier who was court-martialled during the Second World War sets out to murder the officers who passed sentence on him. After the lawyer who acted for the prosecution at the court martial receives threatening letters a newspaper reporter and his wisecracking girlfriend try to track down the killer.
Cast[edit]
- John Bentley as Mike Billings
- Eleanor Summerfield as Jenny Drew
- Hubert Gregg as Hartnell
- Liam Redmond as Inspector Corcoran
- Meredith Edwards as Tom Martin
- Jean Lodge as Laura Robens
- Sam Kydd as Vickery
- Charles Farrell as Percy
- Peter Bathurst as Harold Williams
- Arthur Lowe as Barratt
- Gerald Case as Australian Official
- Jessica Cairns as War Office Typist
- Tony Hilton as Jimmy
- Henry de Bray as Restaurant Manager
- John Watson as Police Sergeant
Recent assessment of the film[edit]
The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, calling it a "Capable thriller."[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Hutchings, Peter (1 January 2001). Terence Fisher. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719056376 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hubert Gregg and Andrew Cruickshank in ' DEATH KEEPS A DATE' - BBC Home Service Basic - 25 February 1954 - BBC Genome".
- ^ "Final Appointment (1954) - Terence Fisher - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
- ^ "Final Appointment (1954)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Francis Searle)
- ^ "Reel Streets".
- ^ "Britmovie - Home of British Films". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Final Appointment - Film from RadioTimes".
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