Wrong Number (1959 film) explained

Wrong Number
Director:Vernon Sewell
Producer:Nat Cohen
Stuart Levy
Jack Greenwood
Starring:Peter Reynolds
Lisa Gastoni
Olive Sloane
Cinematography:Josef Ambor
Editing:Derek Holding
Studio:Merton Park Studios Productions
Distributor:Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Wrong Number is a 1959 British second feature[1] crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Reynolds, Lisa Gastoni and Olive Sloane.[2] It was written by James Eastwood and Norman Edwards.

Cast

Production

It was produced at Merton Park Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine crime thriller, not always persuasive (the robbery scenes are quite unconvincing) and – apart from Olive Sloane's amusingly larger-than-life character study – uninteresting in performance."[3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Most unconvincing monor thriller; Olive Sloane's ripe performance at least punctuates the groans."[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chibnall, Steve . The British 'B' Film . McFarlane . Brian . . 2009 . 978-1-8445-7319-6 . London . 337.
  2. Web site: Wrong Number . 13 January 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
  3. 1 January 1959 . Wrong Number . . 26 . 300 . 126 . ProQuest.
  4. Book: Quinlan, David . British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 . . 1984 . 0-7134-1874-5 . London . 402.