They Never Learn (film)
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Jackie Collins
John Blythe
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| Directed by | Denis Kavanagh |
| Screenplay by | Denis Kavanagh |
| Starring | Adrienne Scott Jackie Collins John Blythe |
| Cinematography | Hal Morey |
| Edited by | Monica Kimick |
| Music by | Jackie Brown |
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Running time | 47 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
They Never Learn is a 1956 British second feature ('B')[1] black and white crime film directed and written by Denis Kavanagh and starring Adrienne Scott, Jackie Collins and John Blythe.[2] It was made by E.J. Fancey Productions.
In a mission to trap counterfeiter Lil Smith and her gang, policewoman Watson poses as a criminal, spending three months in Holloway Prison as a cover story. On her release, she joins Smith's mob, which includes Smith's boyfriend Frankie and his henchman Plum. She then collects evidence of the gang's crimes. Scotland Yard subsequently arrest Lil and Plum. Chased by the police, Frankie jumps to his death from a tower of Westminster Cathedral.
Cast
- Adrienne Scott as WPC Watson
- Jackie Collins as Lil Smith
- John Blythe as Frankie
- Graham Stark as "Plum" Duff
- Ken Hayward as The Dropper
- Robert Vince as Paul "Charles" Dubesque
- Michael Partridge as Leon Becker
- John Crowhurst as Mickey
- Diana Chesney as Inspector
Production
The film was made on a very low budget, and several scenes were shot in producer E.J. Fancey's office.[3] John Grant wrote, in the annexe to his A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir (2013):[4] "One oddity is that the sound effects have clearly been added separately. All the dialogue, too, has been very obviously dubbed on afterwards, and not especially adroitly. (It gives the impression, in fact, of having been recorded in a bathroom)."[5]