At the Stroke of Nine
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Original British lobby card
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| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Produced by | Harry Booth Michael Deeley Jon Penington |
| Written by | Harry Booth Brian Clemens Michael Deeley Jon Penington |
| Starring | Patricia Dainton Stephen Murray Patrick Barr Dermot Walsh |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
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Production
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Towers of London Productions
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| Distributed by | Grand National (UK) |
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Release dates
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June 1957 |
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Running time
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71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £20,000[1] |
At the Stroke of Nine is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Patricia Dainton, Stephen Murray, Patrick Barr and Dermot Walsh.[2] The plot follows a high-flying female journalist who is kidnapped by a madman. He forces her to write articles about him and threatens to kill her.[3]
Cast
- Patricia Dainton - Sally Bryant
- Stephen Murray - Stephen Garrett
- Patrick Barr - Frank
- Dermot Walsh - MacDonnell
- Clifford Evans - Inspector Hudgell
- Leonard White - Thompson
- Reginald Green - Toby
- Alexander Doré - Carter
- Leonard Sharp - News Vendor
- Robert Hartley - Westcott
- Frank Atkinson - Porter
- William Moore - Campion
- Marianne Stone - Secretary
- George Lee - Young Reporter
- William Hepper - Clerk
- Donald B. Edwards - Gray
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "the frantic search for the loonie by police offers some interesting scenes with fair suspense."[4]
References
- ↑ Michael Deeley, Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies, Pegasus Books, 2009 p 20
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). At the Stroke of Nine at IMDb
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