The Lamp in Assassin Mews
The Lamp in Assassin Mews is a 1962 British comedy crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Francis Matthews, Lisa Daniely and Ian Fleming.[1] The film's plot concerns a local council's plans to gentrify an area, which are disrupted by a series of murders.[2] It is also known by the alternative title of Durrant Affair.
| The Lamp in Assassin Mews | |
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Produced by | Brian Taylor |
| Written by | Mark Grantham (as M.M. McCormick) |
| Starring | Francis Matthews Lisa Daniely Ian Fleming Amy Dalby |
| Music by | Bill LeSage |
| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Edited by | John Dunsford |
Production company | Danziger Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 1962 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Modernising councillor Jack Norton becomes the target of a couple of elderly serial killers when he plans to remove a gas lamp outside their home.
Cast
- Francis Matthews - Jack
- Lisa Daniely - Mary Clarke
- Ian Fleming - Albert Potts
- Amy Dalby - Victoria Potts
- Ann Sears - Ruth
- Anne Lawson - Ella
- Derek Tansley - Jarvis
- John Lewis - Harpingdon
- Ann Lancaster - Mrs Dowling
- Colin Tapley - Inspector
- Douglas Ives - Gault
- Dorothea Phillips - Mrs Burke
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References
- "The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009.
- "The Lamp in Assassin Mews". britmovie.co.uk.
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