Final Appointment

Final Appointment
Directed by	Terence Fisher
Produced by	Francis Searle
Written by	Kenneth R. Hayles
Based on	the BBC radio play Death Keeps a Date by Sidney Nelson; & Maurice Harrison[1][2]
Starring	John Bentley; Eleanor Summerfield
Cinematography	Jonah Jones
Edited by	John Ferris
Production; company	Association of Cinema Technicians (A.C.T.)
Distributed by	Monarch Film Corporation (UK)
Release date	October 1954 (UK);
Running time	65 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Final Appointment is a 1954 British comedy thriller film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg.[3] It also featured Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role.[4] The film was produced by Francis Searle for Act Films Ltd,[5] and was released in the U.S. as The Last Appointment.[6] A sequel, Stolen Assignment, also featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew, appeared the following year.[7]

Synopsis

A former soldier, who had been court-martialed during the Second World War, sets out to murder the officers who had passed sentence on him. A newspaper journalist and his wisecracking girlfriend try to track down the killer when solicitor Hartnell, the prosecuting officer at the court martial, receives threatening letters.

Cast

John Bentley as Mike Billings
Eleanor Summerfield as Jenny Drew
Hubert Gregg as Hartnell
Liam Redmond as Inspector Corcoran
Meredith Edwards as Tom Martin
Jean Lodge as Laura Robens
Sam Kydd as Vickery
Charles Farrell as Percy
Peter Bathurst as Harold Williams
Arthur Lowe as Barratt
Gerald Case as Australian Official
Jessica Cairns as War Office Typist
Tony Hilton as Jimmy
Henry de Bray as Restaurant Manager
John Watson as Police Sergeant

Critical reception

The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, calling it a "Capable thriller."[8]

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References

Hutchings, Peter (1 January 2001). "Terence Fisher". Manchester University Press – via Google Books.
"Hubert Gregg and Andrew Cruickshank in ' DEATH KEEPS A DATE' - BBC Home Service Basic - 25 February 1954 - BBC Genome".
"Final Appointment (1954) - Terence Fisher - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
"Final Appointment (1954)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Francis Searle)
"Reel Streets".
"Britmovie - Home of British Films". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
"Final Appointment - Film from RadioTimes".

External links

Final Appointment on IMDb

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[1] Hutchings, Peter (1 January 2001). "Terence Fisher". Manchester University Press – via Google Books.

[2] "Hubert Gregg and Andrew Cruickshank in ' DEATH KEEPS A DATE' - BBC Home Service Basic - 25 February 1954 - BBC Genome".

[3] "Final Appointment (1954) - Terence Fisher - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".

[4] "Final Appointment (1954)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.

[5] Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Francis Searle)

[6] "Reel Streets".

[7] "Britmovie - Home of British Films". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[8] "Final Appointment - Film from RadioTimes".