The Fur Collar Explained

The Fur Collar
Director:	Lawrence Huntington
Producer:	Lawrence Huntington
Starring:	John Bentley Martin Benson Philip Friend
Cinematography:	S.D. Onions
Music:	John Fox
Editing:	Peter Weatherley
Studio:	Albatross
Distributor:	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Runtime:	71 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

The Fur Collar is a 1962 British second feature^[1] thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Bentley, Martin Benson and Philip Friend.^[2]

Plot

A man wearing a fur-collared coat is shot on his arrival in Paris. A British journalist is convinced that he was intended victim, as he also wears a fur-collar, and has made dangerous enemies by an exposé.

Cast

• John Bentley as Mike Andrews
• Martin Benson as Martin Benson
• Philip Friend as Eddie Morgan
• Nadja Regin as Marie Lejeune
• Balbina as Jacqueline Legrain
• Hector Ross as Roger Harding
• Gordon Sterne as Duclos
• Guy Middleton as rResident
• Brian Nissen as Carl Jorgensen
• John Gabriel as hotel receptionist
• Tommy Duggan as foreign agent
• Murray Kash as Jules
• Eddie Mulloy as Donten
• Clarissa Stolz as chambermaid

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A soporific thriller which wearily plods its way to a conventional unconvincing 'surprise' finish. The acting is as half-hearted as the story."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Chibnall, Steve . The British 'B' Film . McFarlane . Brian . . 2009 . 978-1-8445-7319-6 . London . 148.
2. Web site: The Fur Collar . 28 January 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
3. 1 January 1963 . The Fur Collar . . 30 . 348 . 85 . ProQuest.