| Rogue's Yarn | |
| Director: | Vernon Sewell |
| Producer: | George Maynard |
| Starring: | Nicole Maurey Derek Bond Elwyn Brook-Jones |
| Music: | Robert Sharples |
| Cinematography: | Hal Morey |
| Editing: | Peter Rolfe Johnson |
| Studio: | Cresswell Productions |
| Distributor: | Eros Films |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Rogue's Yarn is a 1957 British second feature[1] crime drama film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nicole Maurey, Derek Bond and Elwyn Brook-Jones.[2] It was written by Sewell and Ernle Bradford, and distributed by the independent Eros Films.[3]
John Marsden is conducting a passionate affair with Frenchwoman Michele Cartier, but their hopes that his wealthy invalid wife will soon die are thwarted by her recovery. Pressured by his love Marsden begins planning a perfect crime to murder his wife at the family home while he is supposed to be sailing on his yacht between Newhaven and Le Havre in Normandy. However, his hopes of getting clean away from the crime are threatened by the persistent investigations of Detective Inspector Walker.
It was shot at Brighton Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Sarron.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine detective story of the "how-he-did-it" school, fairly interesting in plot but sometimes over-calculated in presentation. The two principals are dull, but John Serret is entertaining as a French police official, while Elwyn Brook-Jones avoids the hackneyed in his characterisation of a Scotland Yard man – though his disrespect for superior authorities seems somehow unlikely."[4]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Intriguing will-they-get-him yarn with some offbeat characterization in supporting roles."[5]