The Trunk (film)

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Directed byDonovan Winter
Screenplay byDonovan Winter
Story byEdward Abraham
Valerie Abraham
Produced byLawrence Huntington
The Trunk
Original 1961 poster
Directed byDonovan Winter
Screenplay byDonovan Winter
Story byEdward Abraham
Valerie Abraham
Produced byLawrence Huntington
StarringPhilip Carey
Julia Arnall
Dermot Walsh
CinematographyNorman Warwick
Edited byReginald Beck
Music byJohn Fox
Production
company
Donwin Films
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 13 February 1961 (1961-02-13) (United Kingdom)
  • 6 September 1961 (1961-09-06) (United States)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Trunk is a 1961 British low budget black and white mystery film directed by Donovan Winter and starring Phil Carey, Julia Arnall and Dermot Walsh.[1] It was written by Winter based on a story by Edward Abraham and Valerie Abraham.

Trouble ensues when Lisa marries Henry, a British lawyer. Lisa's jealous ex-boyfriend Stephen decides to take revenge by convincing her that she has killed Diane, her husband's ex-girlfriend. Lisa gives Stephen the money he wants to keep quiet and dispose of the corpse. Unfortunately, the dead woman's other ex-lover, Nicholas, sees the two together. After getting his money from Lisa, Stephen puts Diane's body in a trunk and drives to an isolated area. There he discovers that the woman is not feigning death; she has been killed by the jealous Nicholas, in a manner that will incriminate Stephen.

Cast

  • Phil Carey as Stephen Dorning
  • Julia Arnall as Lisa Maitland
  • Dermot Walsh as Henry Maitland
  • Vera Day as Diane
  • Peter Swanwick as Nicholas Steiner
  • John Atkinson as Matt
  • Betty Le Beau as Maria
  • Tony Quinn as porter
  • Robert Sansom as bank manager
  • Pippa Stanley as Mrs. Stanhope
  • Richard Nellor as Sir Hubert
  • Nicholas Tanner as policeman

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