Recoil (1953 film)
Recoil is a 1953 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Kieron Moore, Elizabeth Sellars and Edward Underdown.[1]
| Recoil | |
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| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Written by | John Gilling |
| Starring | Kieron Moore Elizabeth Sellars Edward Underdown |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Sidney Hayers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros Films |
Release date | August 1953 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
When thieves rob and murder her jeweller father, Jean Talbot resolves to bring them to justice by posing as a criminal and infiltrating their gang. She builds up evidence against her father's murderer by pretending to be in love with him.
Cast
- Kieron Moore - Nicholas Conway
- Elizabeth Sellars - Jean Talbot
- Edward Underdown - Michael Conway
- John Horsley - Inspector Trubridge
- Robert Raglan - Sergeant Perkins
- Ethel O'Shea - Mrs Conway
- Martin Benson - Farnborough
- Michael Kelly - Crouch
- Anthony Pelly - Bentock
- Derek Blomfield -Wilbur
- Robert Moore - Roger
- John Watson - Paul
- Bill Lowe - Walters
- Michael Balfour - Parkes
- Mike McCarthy - Taxi Driver
- Ian Fleming - Talbot
- Marguerite Brennan - Michael's Maid
- Louise Grainger - Michael's Nurse
- Daphne Newton - Miss Crall
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film "a taut and action-filled programmer."[2]
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References
- "Recoil (1953) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Recoil Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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