Stolen Assignment Explained
Stolen Assignment is a 1955 British comedy 'B'[1] film directed by Terence Fisher and starring John Bentley and Hy Hazell.[2] It was produced by Francis Searle for Act Films Ltd[3] and was a sequel to Fisher's Final Appointment (1954), featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew.[4]
Cast
- John Bentley as Mike Billings
- Hy Hazell as Jenny Drew
- Eddie Byrne as Inspector Corcoran
- Patrick Holt as Henry Crossley
- Joyce Carey as Ida Garnett
- Kay Callard as Stella Watson
- Violet Gould as Mrs. Hudson
- Jessica Cairns as Marilyn Dawn
- Charles Farrell as Percy Simpson
- Michael Ellison as Danny Hudson
- Desmond Rayner as John Smith
- Graham Stuart as coroner
- Frank Forsyth as Dr Roberts
- Clement Hamelin as Seth Makepeace
- John Watson as plain clothes detective
- Raymond Rollett as desk sergeant
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Comedy thriller with a fragile plot and a rather heavy-handed line in humour. To their credit, the players do what they can with the undemanding material to hand. "[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Comedy-thriller would have done better to stick to the thrills; pretty bad."[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Chibnall . Steve . The British 'B' Film . McFarlane . Brian . . 2009 . 978-1-8445-7319-6 . London . 109.
- Web site: Stolen Assignment . 31 January 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
- Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. . ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Francis Searle)
- Web site: Final Appointment 1954 Britmovie Home of British Films . www.britmovie.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825233531/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Final-Appointment_1954 . 2012-08-25.
- 1 January 1955 . Stolen Assignment . . 22 . 252 . 156 . . ProQuest.
- Book: Quinlan, David . British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 . . 1984 . 0-7134-1874-5 . London . 379.
