| Date with Disaster | |
| Director: | Charles Saunders |
| Producer: | Guido Coen |
| Starring: | Tom Drake William Hartnell Shirley Eaton |
| Music: | Reg Owen Anthony Spurgin |
| Cinematography: | Brendan J. Stafford |
| Editing: | Tom Simpson |
| Studio: | Fortress Film Productions |
| Distributor: | Eros Films Astor Picture (US) |
| Runtime: | 61 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Date with Disaster is a 1957 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Tom Drake, William Hartnell and Shirley Eaton.[1] An innocent man becomes a suspect for a crime he did not commit.
Miles is a young honest car salesman, but his business partners Don and Ken are crooks. While Miles is away, Don and Ken collude with professional criminal Tracey to break into a factory and steal £20,000, using as their getaway vehicle a car they have ''sold'' to a fictitious buyer. Since Miles said he was away when the raid took place, the police suspect him as the perpetrator. Ken murders Don for his share of the loot, and kidnaps Miles's girlfriend Sue. Miles rescues Sue and clears his name.
The film was made at Southall Studios in London. Location shooting took place around Southall and Chiswick. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Smith.
Monthly Film Bulletin said "A stereotypical and unremarkable small-scale thriller, with performances and direction adequate for the matter in hand."[2]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Follows a well-worn path."[3]
The Cinema described it as "a very useful co-feature ... capable direction and well-handled suspense."[4]