Delayed Action
Delayed Action | |
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Directed by | John Harlow |
Written by | Geoffrey Orme |
Produced by |
Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
Starring |
Robert Ayres June Thorburn Alan Wheatley Bruce Seton |
Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
Edited by | Bill Lewthwaite |
Music by | John Lanchbery |
Production company |
Kenilworth Film Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
6 September 1954 |
Running time |
58 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Delayed Action is a 1954 British film noir mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Robert Ayres, June Thorburn and Alan Wheatley. It was produced as a second feature for release by General Film Distributors. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.
Plot
Two criminals do a deal with a suicidal man, who will confess to crimes they have committed before killing himself. However he subsequently has a change of heart.
Cast
- Robert Ayres as Ned Ellison
- June Thorburn as Anne Curlew
- Alan Wheatley as Mark Cruden
- Bruce Seton as Sellars
- Michael Balfour as Honey
- Michael Kelly as Lobb
- John Horsley as Worsley
- Olive Kirby as Angela Bentley
- Ballard Berkeley as Insp. Crane
- Ian Fleming as Dr. Jepson
- Myrtle Reed as Jackie
- Dennis Chinnery as Bank cashier
- Charles Lamb as Bank clerk
- Arthur Hewlett as Battersby (uncredited)
- Frederick Leister as Sir Francis Henry (uncredited)
Critical reception
- TV Guide wrote, "robbers pay suicidal writer Ayres to confess to their crime and kill himself should their scheme fail. An interesting premise in an otherwise dull movie."
- Radio Times noted, "the prolific B-team of Monty Berman and Robert S Baker were the brains behind this moody little thriller. There's a hint here of the ingenuity that would lead to their TV success with such series as The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)."