Transatlantic (1960 film) explained

Transatlantic
Director:	Ernest Morris
Runtime:	63 minues
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Transatlantic is a 1960 British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring June Thorburn, Robert Ayres and Pete Murray. It was written by Brian Clemens and produced by The Danzigers.^[1] It was released on 21 August 1961.

Plot

A gang of criminals steal jewels from a plane in mid-flight. They escape by parachute, having left a time-bomb on board which destroys the plane. The pilot is suspected of involvement, but his sister tracks down the gang and clears her late brother's name.

Cast

• Pete Murray as Robert Stanton
• June Thorburn as Judy
• Bill Nagy as Fabroni
• Neil Hallett as Evans
• Jack Melford as Capt. Brady
• Sheldon Lawrence as Capt. Ives
• John G. Heller as Lucho
• Mark Singleton as Mills
• Robert Ayres as Hotchkiss
• Anthony Oliver as Wentworth
• Malou Pantera as Gina

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Familiar crime-in-the-sky concoction; one or two faint tremors of tension, but for the most part elementary. Pete Murray gives a grotesque impersonation of an American law man."^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Transatlantic . 20 July 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
2. 1 January 1961 . Transatlantic . . 28 . 324 . 132 . ProQuest.