Someone at the Door (1950 film)
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| Someone at the Door | |
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| Directed by | Francis Searle |
| Screenplay by | A. R. Rawlinson |
| Based on | the play Someone at the Door by Major Campbell Christie & Dorothy Campbell Christie[1] |
| Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
| Starring | Michael Medwin Garry Marsh Yvonne Owen Hugh Latimer |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | John Ferris |
| Music by | Frank Spencer |
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| Distributed by | Exclusive Films (UK) |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Someone at the Door is a 1950 British second feature ('B')[2] crime comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Michael Medwin, Garry Marsh and Yvonne Owen.[3][4] It was written by A. R. Rawlinson based on the West End play of the same name by Campbell Christie and his wife Dorothy, which had previously been turned into a film in 1936.[5][6] Filming commenced on Nov. 24, 1949, and it was trade shown in January, 1950, and later released in June, 1950.
Journalist Ronnie Martin comes up with a scheme to boost his career by inventing a fake murder (to which he will confess) and then when the whole thing is shown to be a hoax, he plans to write a book about it and become famous. But he soon becomes embroiled in trouble when some real killings take place.
Cast
- Michael Medwin as Ronnie Martin
- Garry Marsh as Kapel
- Yvonne Owen as Sally Martin
- Hugh Latimer as Bill Reid
- Danny Green as Price
- Campbell Singer as Inspector Spedding
- John Kelly as police constable