The_Straw_Man_(film)

<i>The Straw Man</i> (film)

The Straw Man (film)

1953 film

The Straw Man is a 1953 British crime film directed by Donald Taylor and starring Dermot Walsh, Clifford Evans and Lana Morris. Its storyline focuses on insurance fraud.[2] It is based on the 1951 novel Straw Man by Doris Miles Disney.

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It was set in and shot partly on location in Brighton.[3] Film also took place at Wembley Studios. The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.[4] It was released as a second feature by United Artists.

Cast

  • Dermot Walsh as Mal Ferris
  • Clifford Evans as Jeff Howard
  • Lana Morris as Ruth Hunter
  • Amy Dalby as Lucy Graham
  • Ronald Ward as Clay Rushlow
  • Josephine Stuart as Miss Ward
  • Peter Williams as Inspector Conrad
  • John Forrest as Johnny Gordon
  • Philip Saville as Link Hunter
  • Neal Arden as O'Brien
  • Hamlyn Benson as Porter
  • Grace Denbigh Russell as Isobel Drayton
  • Lloyd Lamble as Dr. Canning
  • John Sarratt as Kessler
  • Barbara Trevor as Mrs. Copper
  • Fred Lake as Henry Lewis
  • Joan Hayward as Agnes Becker
  • Gus James as Wick
  • Michael Jackson as Waiter
  • Jack Leonard as Telephone Manager
  • Elaine Inescourt as Concierge

References

  1. [1]
    Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Chibnall & MacFarlane p.330
  3. [3]
    "Reelstreets | Straw Man, The". www.reelstreets.com.
  4. [4]
    "The Straw Man (1953)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.


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