The_Hornet's_Nest_(1955_film)

<i>The Hornet's Nest</i> (1955 film)

The Hornet's Nest (1955 film)

1955 film directed by Charles Saunders

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The Hornet's Nest is a 1955 British crime comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, June Thorburn, and Marla Landi. It was released in May 1955.[1]

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Plot

Thief Posh Peterson hides his loot of £20,000 worth of jewels under the floor boards of an abandoned scow (named The Hornet's Nest) moored in London's Chelsea Embankment, but he is captured and thrown in jail after assaulting someone. Two young models, Pat and Terry, rent the vessel as a houseboat through Bob Bartlett, a friendly local salvage dealer acting as an intermediary for the rental agency. Upon his release, Posh and his accomplices, headed by Mr Arnold, attempt to recover the loot, but it is no longer under the floor boards. After several plot twists, Bartlett eventually brings the crooks to justice. Having observed all these events from their vantage point, two neighbouring elderly sisters, Becky and Rachael Crumb, end up with the goods, which they gift to the two models to help them claim the £2,000 reward money.[2]

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    Gifford, Denis, ed. (2016). "1955". British Film Catalogue : Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Vol. 1. Milton Park, Oxfordshire: Taylor & Francis. p. 627. ISBN 978-1-317-74062-9. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via google.co.uk.
  2. [2]
    Clinton, Franz Antony (2020). "The Business of Crime". British Thrillers, 1950-1979. Jefferson NC: McFarland. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-0-7864-1032-3. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via google.co.uk.


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