The Fourth Square Explained

The Fourth Square
Director:Allan Davis
Music:James Stevens
Cinematography:Gerald Moss
Editing:Derek Holding
Studio:Merton Park Studios
Distributor:Anglo-Amalgamated
Runtime:57 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

The Fourth Square is a 1961 British second feature[1] crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Conrad Phillips, Natasha Parry and Delphi Lawrence.[2] The screenplay was by James Eastwood, based on the 1929 Edgar Wallace novel Four Square Jane.[3] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.

Production

The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Briskly implausible Edgar Wallace thriller, sufficiently suspenseful to hold the interest; acting and direction, too, are quite slick considering the unassuming level of this series."[4]

References

  1. Book: Chibnall . Steve . The British 'B' Film . McFarlane . Brian . . 2009 . 978-1-8445-7319-6 . London . 327.
  2. Web site: The Fourth Square . 18 January 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
  3. Book: Goble, Alan . The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. . 1999 . . 1999 . 486.
  4. 1 January 1961 . The Fourth Square . . 28 . 324 . 114 . . ProQuest.