The Dark Stairway (1953 film)
| The Dark Stairway | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Hughes |
| Produced by |
Alec C. Snowden executive Nat Cohen Stuart Levy |
| Written by | Ken Hughes |
| Starring |
Russell Napier Vincent Ball |
| Narrated by | Edgar Lustgarten |
| Cinematography |
J. M. Burgoyne-Johnson Ron Bicker |
| Edited by | Derek Holding |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release dates | March 1954 |
Running time | 32 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Dark Stairway is a 1953 British short film.[1] It was one of a series of shorts made for British cinemas as second features in the 1950s by Merton Park Studios about Scotland Yard, called Scotland Yard.[2] They were narrated by crime writer Edgar Lustgarten, and subsequently broadcast as TV episodes.[3]
The film was also known as The Greek Street Murder.[4]
Plot
A blind man, George Benson, witnesses the murder of Harry Carpenter by Joe Lloyd. Benson finds himself accused of the murder. Inspector Jack Hammond finds the murder weapon and discovers Carpenter was murdered because he betrayed Lloyd to the police. Benson manages to identify Lloyd by his rin, voice and aftershave smell.
Cast
- Russell Napier as Inspector Harmer
- Vincent Ball as Sergeant Gifford
- George Manship George Benson
- Joe Lloyd as Edwin Richfield
References
- ↑ "The Dark Stairway (1953)". BFI.
- ↑ The Dark Stairway at Sydney Film Festival
- ↑ http://dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=2769
- ↑ Scotland Yard at CTVA accessed 25 June 2014
External links
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