Return to Sender (1963 British film) explained

Return to Sender
Director:Gordon Hales
Producer:Jack Greenwood
Based On:a novel by Edgar Wallace
Starring:Nigel Davenport
Yvonne Romain
Geoffrey Keen
Music:Bernard Ebbinghouse
Cinematography:Bert Mason
Editing:Gordon Hales
Studio:Merton Park Studios
Distributor:Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
Runtime:61 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Return to Sender is a 1963 British drama directed and edited by Gordon Hales and starring Nigel Davenport, Yvonne Romain and Geoffrey Keen.[1] [2] It was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations.[3] [4]

Plot

A corporate fraudster is arrested for stealing a large sum of money from his partners. When he learns that the prosecuting counsel is led by a particularly brilliant barrister, he attempts to undermine the barrister's credibility by employing a shady individual to use smear tactics against him.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A conventional but well-produced thriller in the Edgar Wallace series. The complicated plot has an interesting twist, and is rather superior to the dialogue and characterisation."[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Return to Sender . 22 June 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
  2. Web site: Return to Sender (1963). https://web.archive.org/web/20210123212608/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b43dfec. dead. 23 January 2021. BFI.
  3. Return to Sender - British Board of Film Classification ref. AFF039086
  4. Web site: The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Return to Sender (1963). Radio Times.
  5. 1 January 1963 . Return to Sender . . 30 . 348 . 103 . ProQuest.