The Impersonator
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Alfred Shaughnessy
Jane Griffiths
| The Impersonator | |
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![](#/media/File:"The_Impersonator"_(1960).jpg) Theatrical poster for 1962 continental release | |
| Directed by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Written by | Kenneth Cavander Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Produced by | Anthony Perry |
| Starring | John Crawford Jane Griffiths |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Edited by | John Bloom |
| Music by | De Wolfe |
Production companies | Eyeline Productions Herald |
| Distributed by | Bryanston Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £22,098[1] |
The Impersonator is a 1961 low-budget black and white British second feature[2] thriller film directed by Alfred Shaughnessy starring John Crawford, Jane Griffiths, Patricia Burke and John Salew.[3] It was written by Kenneth Cavander and Shaughnessy. An American angle was incorporated to give transatlantic box office appeal.[4]
In an effort to improve relations between a US air force base and the people of the small English town nearby, airman Sergeant Jimmy Bradford organises a school trip to see the pantomime Mother Goose. He befriends the children's teacher, Ann Loring, but when he and she arrange to meet at a cafe and go on to a dance at the base, circumstances prevent them from meeting. Thinking Ann has stood him up, Bradford asks the cafe owner, a young widow, Mrs Lloyd, to the dance instead. After the dance, Mrs Lloyd is murdered in a local park. The police and the locals suspect Bradford, but Ann refuses to believe he is guilty. Mrs Lloyd's young son, Tommy, who is one of Ann's pupils, unknowingly holds the vital clue to the murderer's identity.
Cast
- John Crawford as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
- Jane Griffiths as Ann Loring
- Patricia Burke as Mrs Lloyd
- John Salew as Harry Walker
- John Dare as Tommy Lloyd
- John Arnatt as Detective Superintendent Fletcher
- Yvonne Ball as Principal Boy in "Mother Goose"
- Edmund Glover as Colonel
- Frank Thornton as Police Sergeant
Production
The film was shot on a three-week schedule at Pinewood Studios and on location in Uxbridge. The pantomime sequences were filled at the Metropolitan Theatre, Edgware Road, London, which was demolished in 1963.[2]