Dancing with Crime
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by | Brock Williams |
| Based on | story by Peter Fraser |
| Produced by | James Carter |
| Starring | Richard Attenborough Barry K. Barnes Sheila Sim |
| Cinematography | Reginald Wyer |
| Edited by | Eily Boland |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Production company | Coronet Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £200,000[1] |
Dancing with Crime is a 1947 British film noir film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes and Sheila Sim.[2] A man hunts down the killer of his lifelong friend.
Boyhood friends and later comrades in the Army, Ted Peters and Dave Robinson are back in civvies. Ted becomes a taxi driver and hopes to marry Joy Goodall, a pretty chorus girl. Dave, seeking easy money, joins a criminal gang headed by Mr Gregory, which has its headquarters in a suburban palais-de-danse. Dave is shot by Paul Baker, Gregory's right-hand man, and staggers, fatally wounded, into the back of Ted's taxicab while Ted is away. When Ted returns to find Dave's body in his cab, he resolves to find the murderer. Ted suspects Baker, so Joy becomes a hostess at the gang's nightclub, to do some snooping. They bring about the downfall of the gang.
Cast
- Richard Attenborough as Ted Peters
- Barry K. Barnes as Paul Baker
- Sheila Sim as Joy Goodall
- Garry Marsh as Detective Sergeant Murray
- John Warwick as Inspector Carter
- Judy Kelly as Toni Masters
- Barry Jones as Mr. Gregory
- Bill Owen as Dave Robinson
- Cyril Chamberlain as Sniffy
- Peter Croft as Johnny
- Dirk Bogarde as police radio caller (uncredited)
- Patricia Dainton as Pam (uncredited)
- Diana Dors as Annette (uncredited)
- Danny Green as Sid (uncredited)
- Bartlett Mullins as club barman (uncredited)
- John Salew as Pogson (uncredited)
- Dennis Wyndham as Sam (uncredited)
Production
Attenborough was borrowed from the Boulting Brothers. He and Sheila Sim were married in real life; this was their first movie together.
The film was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei.[3] Filming was difficult due to the freezing cold weather.[4]