At the Stroke of Nine
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At the Stroke of Nine is a 1957 British
crime film
directed by Lance Comfort
and starring Patricia Dainton
, Stephen Murray, Patrick Barr
and Dermot Walsh
. A high-flying female journalist is kidnapped by a madman, who forces her to write articles about him and threatens to kill her.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Lance Comfort
Lance Comfort
Lance Comfort was an English film director and producer born in Harrow, London.With a career spanning over 25 years he became one of the most prolific film directors in Britain though never gained critical attention and remained on the fringes of the film industry creating mostly B movies.Comfort...
and starring Patricia Dainton
Patricia Dainton
Patricia Dainton is a British actress who appeared in a number of film and television roles between 1947 and 1961. She was born in Hamilton, Scotland in 1930 and made her screen debut in the 1947 film Dancing with Crime....
, Stephen Murray, Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
and Dermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh was an Irish stage, film and television actor, known for portraying Richard the Lionheart in the 1962 television series Richard the Lionheart.-Early life:...
. A high-flying female journalist is kidnapped by a madman, who forces her to write articles about him and threatens to kill her.
Cast
- Patricia DaintonPatricia DaintonPatricia Dainton is a British actress who appeared in a number of film and television roles between 1947 and 1961. She was born in Hamilton, Scotland in 1930 and made her screen debut in the 1947 film Dancing with Crime....
- Sally Bryant - Stephen Murray - Stephen Garrett
- Patrick BarrPatrick BarrPatrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
- Frank - Dermot WalshDermot WalshDermot Walsh was an Irish stage, film and television actor, known for portraying Richard the Lionheart in the 1962 television series Richard the Lionheart.-Early life:...
- MacDonnell - Clifford EvansClifford EvansClifford Evans was a Welsh actor. As a conscientious objector he served in the Non-Combatant Corps in World War II.During the summer of 1934 he appeared in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Open Air Theatre in London....
- Inspector Hudgell - Leonard WhiteLeonard WhiteLeonard White was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1787 and was a member of the state House of Representatives . He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth United States Congress...
- Thompson - Reginald Green - Toby
- Frank Atkinson - Porter
- Alexander DoréAlexander DoréAlexander Doré was a British actor, television director and screenwriter perhaps best known for his appearance as the First Spy in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang....
- Carter