Time Lock Explained

Time Lock
Director:Gerald Thomas
Producer:Peter Rogers
Starring:Robert Beatty
Lee Patterson
Betty McDowall
Vincent Winter
Cinematography:Peter Hennessy
Editing:John Trumper
Distributor:Distributors Corporation of America (US)
Runtime:73 min.
Budget:£30,000[1] [2]
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Time Lock is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Gerald Thomas. The film follows the attempt to rescue a six-year-old boy who is accidentally locked in the South York branch of the Crown Canada Bank vault, in Toronto. With less than 10 hours of oxygen remaining in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy. The film features a young, pre-James Bond Sean Connery. The boy is played by Vincent Winter and his parents are played by Lee Patterson and Betty McDowall.

Although set in Canada the film was shot in England.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sydney Box. 9780719059995. Spicer. Andrew. 5 September 2006. Manchester University Press .
  2. Book: Bright, Morris. Mr. Carry On : the life and work of Peter Rogers. 2000 . 30. 978-0-563-55183-6 .