Breakaway (1955 film)
Breakaway is a 1955 British thriller film directed by Henry Cass from a script by Norman Hudis.[1] It stars Tom Conway, Michael Balfour and Honor Blackman.[2] A Private eye is hot on the tail of a stolen secret formula and a kidnapped young woman.
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| Directed by | Henry Cass |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Written by | Norman Hudis |
| Based on | an original story by Manning O'Brine |
| Starring | Tom Conway Michael Balfour Honor Blackman Brian Worth |
| Music by | Stanley Black Ivor Slaney |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Anne Barker |
Production company | Cipa |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Tom Conway as Tom 'Duke' Martin
- Michael Balfour as Barney
- Honor Blackman as Paula Grant / Paula Jackson
- Brian Worth as Johnny Matlock
- Bruce Seton as Webb
- Freddie Mills as Pat
- Alexander Gauge as MacAllister
- John Horsley as Michael Matlock
- Paddy Webster as Diane Grant
- John Colicos as First Kidnapper
- Larry Taylor as Second Kidnapper
- Arthur Lowe as Mitchell
- Frederick Schrecker as Professor Dohlmann
Critical reception
In a contemporary review, Today's Cinema called the film "slickly manufactured crime entertainment";[3] while more recently, TV Guide called it an "Absurd whodunit."[4]
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See also
- Barbados Quest (1955)
References
- "Breakaway". 16 July 1956 – via www.imdb.com.
- "Breakaway (1956)".
- Chibnall, Stephen; McFarlane, Brian (23 October 2009). "The British 'B' Film". Palgrave Macmillan – via Google Books.
- "Breakaway". TVGuide.com.
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