The Echo Murders Explained

The Echo Murders
Director:	John Harlow
Based On:	^[1]
Starring:	See below
Music:	Percival Mackey
Cinematography:	James Wilson
Editing:	Lito Carruthers
Studio:	British National Films Strand Film Company Ltd.
Distributor:	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Runtime:	75 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

The Echo Murders is a 1945 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar and Dennis Price.^[2] It was one of two films directed by John Harlow in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being Meet Sexton Blake (1945).^[3]

Plot summary

A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake.^[4]

Cast

• David Farrar as Sexton Blake
• Dennis Price as Dick Warren
• Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan
• Julien Mitchell as James Duncan
• Cyril Smith as Police Constable Smith
• Dennis Arundell as Rainsford
• Ferdy Mayne as Dacier
• Johnnie Schofield as Purvis
• Paul Croft as Marat
• Kynaston Reeves as Beales
• Desmond Roberts as Cotter
• Danny Green as Carl
• Patric Curwen as Dr. Grey
• Tony Arpino as Fox
• Vincent Holman as Col. Wills
• Gerald Pring as Sir Horace Cranston

External links

• • Review of film at Variety

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Living Image. Hinrich. Derek. 26 June 2020. 2018.
2. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database. https://web.archive.org/web/20090116092027/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/61506. dead. 2009-01-16. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. 2014-05-14.
3. Web site: OBITUARIES: David Farrar. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-david-farrar-1603397.html . 18 June 2022 . subscription . live. . 29 September 1995.
4. Web site: The Echo Murders: John Harlow : Free Download & Streaming: Internet Archive. 2014-05-14.