Find the Lady (1956 film) explained

Find the Lady
Director:Charles Saunders
Producer:John Temple-Smith
Screenplay:Kenneth Hayles
Story:Paul Erickson
Dermot Palmer
Starring:Donald Houston
Mervyn Johns
Beverly Brooks
Music:Ray Terry
Philip Martell (musical director)
Cinematography:Brendan J. Stafford
Editing:Richard Sidwell
Studio:Major Productions
Act Productions
Runtime:56 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Budget:£12,000[1]

Find the Lady is a 1956 British comedy thriller 'B'[2] film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Donald Houston, Beverley Brooks and Mervyn Johns.[3]

Plot

During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her godmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Intended presumably as a comedy thriller, Find the Lady lacks wit and is only intermittently exciting. It is difficult to decide from Beverly Brooks' performance whether the heroine is meant to be as empty-headed as she appears. Of the supporting cast, only Maurice Kaufman and Edwin Richfield manage to bring any conviction to their parts."[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Neatly plotted comedy-thriller taher short on genuine humour."[5]

References

  1. Book: MacFarlane, Brian. An autobiography of British cinema : as told by the filmmakers and actors who made it. 521. 1997.
  2. Book: Chibnall, Steve . The British 'B' Film . McFarlane . Brian . . 2009 . 978-1-8445-7319-6 . London . 155.
  3. Web site: Find the Lady . 31 January 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
  4. 1 January 1956 . Find the Lady . . 23 . 264 . 140 . ProQuest.
  5. Book: Quinlan, David . British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 . . 1984 . 0-7134-1874-5 . London . 309.

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