Bibliograph

British noir, III

Type

Label

British noir, III

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

British noir

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

1261263924

Runtime

408

Series statement

Kino classics

Summary

When Chief Inspector Tanner arrives at the house of Lord and Lady Lebanon to investigate the murder of their chauffeur, he quickly notices a lot of strange things about the household; when a priceless Buddhist artefact is stolen from a Japanese temple, a popular radio personality accidentally becomes involved in the case; a gambler falls in love with a young woman and believes she is bringing him luck, but his gambling rival also becomes interested in her; follows a family struggling to put their lives back together after their eldest son is executed for murder; a private detective works on a case involving a stolen secret formula and a kidnapped girl

Table Of Contents

The frightened lady -- Brass monkey -- Third time lucky -- Tall headlines -- BreakawayThe frightened lady (1940, 78 min.) / producer, S.W. Smith ; screenplay, Edward Dryhurst ; directed by George King -- Brass monkey (1948, 82 min.) / producer, N.A. Bronsten ; screen play, Alec Coppel ; directed by Thornton Freeland -- Third time lucky (1949, 87 min.) / producer, Mario Zampi ; screenplay, Gerald Butler ; directed by Gordon Parry -- Tall headlines aka The frightened bride (1952, 91 min.) / producer, Raymond Stross ; screenplay, Audrey Erskine-Lindop, Dudley Leslie ; directed by Terence Young -- Breakaway (1956, 70 minutes) / producers, Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman ; screenplay, Norman Hudis ; directed by Henry Cass

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

British noir, 3Frightened ladyBrass monkeyBreakawayThird time luckyTall headlines

Classification