Too Dangerous to Live
1939 British film
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Too Dangerous to Live is a 1939 British crime film directed by Anthony Hankey and Leslie Norman and starring Sebastian Shaw, Anna Konstam and Reginald Tate.[1][2] The screenplay was by Leslie Arliss, Connery Chappell and Paul Gangelin based on the 1933 novel Crime Unlimited by David Hume.
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Leslie Norman
Connery Chappell
Paul Gangelin
David Hume (novel)
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| Directed by | Anthony Hankey Leslie Norman |
| Screenplay by | Leslie Arliss Connery Chappell Paul Gangelin David Hume (novel) |
| Produced by | Jerome Jackson |
| Starring | Sebastian Shaw Anna Konstam Reginald Tate |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
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| Distributed by | Warner Brothers-First National |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Preservation status
The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of stills but no film or video materials.[1]
Premise
A private detective goes undercover by joining a gang of burglars.
Cast
- Sebastian Shaw as Jacques Leclerc
- Anna Konstam as Lou
- Reginald Tate as Collins
- Greta Gynt as Marjorie
- Ronald Adam as Murbridge / Wills
- Edward Lexy as Inspector Cardby
- Ian McLean as Saunders
- Henry Caine as Selford
- George Relph as Manners
- Toni Edgar-Bruce as Mrs. Herbert
- Torin Thatcher as Burton
- William Hartnell as minor role
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "The direction is as competent as the acting, no grass is allowed to grow under the story; it works smoothly and excitingly to its spectacular climax. Secret passages mysterious radio stations, aeroplanes, sinister hideouts, death by electrocution, and attempt at a death by arson are but the most easily remembered paraphernalia and phases of the eventful and hair-raising entertainment."[3]
Picture Show wrote: "Thoroughly entertaining crook melodrama ... The film is crisply directed, and is full of interesting touches. The climax is really thrilling and somewhat horrifying. Excellent acting by a well-chosen cast gets the most from the situations and neat dialogue."[4]