The Man Who Couldn't Walk
1960 British film
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The Man Who Couldn't Walk is a 1960 British film directed by Henry Cass and starring Eric Pohlmann and Peter Reynolds.[1] The screenplay was by Umesh Malik.
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Umesh Malik
Peter Reynolds
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| Directed by | Henry Cass |
| Screenplay by | Umesh Malik |
| Produced by | Jock Macgregor Umesh Malik |
| Starring | Eric Pohlmann Peter Reynolds |
| Distributed by | Butcher Film Distributors |
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Running time | 65 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was one of several British crime films starring Reynolds.[2]
Premise
A gang of jewel thieves led by a man in a wheelchair hire a top safecracker.
Cast
- Eric Pohlmann as The Consul General
- Peter Reynolds as Keefe Brand
- Pat Clavin as Carol
- Reed De Rouen as Luigi
- Bernadette Milnes as Cora
- Richard Shaw as Enrico
- Martin Cass as Beppo
- Margot Van der Burgh as Maria
- Maurice Bannister as Joey
- Martin Gordon as Lou
- Endre Muller as Johnny
- Owen Berry as 1st watchman
- John Baker as 2nd watchman
Production
Filming started on 11 January 1960 at Walton Studios.[3]
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This unexceptional thriller has a tortuous and unlikely plot, ... a slick American idiom at variance with the London setting ... and a tendency to romanticise its unpleasant characters. It creates the general impression of being a rehash of incidents from the innumerable safe-breaking, bank or jewel robbery films of the last year or so."[4]
Kine Weekly wrote the film "packs quite a punch for its size... a reliable quota second."[5]
Variety said the film "comptently fulfils its mission."[6] When film was released in the US in 1964 Variety reviewed the movie again, calling it "routine but adequate".[7]