| Recoil | |
|---|---|
.png) Elizabeth Sellars and Kieron Moore | |
| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Written by | John Gilling |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Sidney Hayers |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
| Production company | Tempean Films |
| Distributed by | Eros Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Recoil is a 1953 British 'B' crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Kieron Moore, Elizabeth Sellars and Edward Underdown.
Plot
When thieves rob and murder her jeweller father, Jean Talbot resolves to bring them to justice by posing as a criminal and infiltrating their gang. She builds up evidence against her father's murderer by pretending to be in love with him.
Cast
- Kieron Moore as Nicholas Conway
- Elizabeth Sellars as Jean Talbot
- Edward Underdown as Michael Conway
- John Horsley as Inspector Trubridge
- Robert Raglan as Sergeant Perkins
- Ethel O'Shea as Mrs Conway
- Martin Benson as Farnborough
- Michael Kelly as Crouch
- Anthony Pelly as Bentock
- Derek Blomfield as Wilbur
- Robert Moore as Roger
- John Watson as Paul
- Bill Lowe as Walters
- Michael Balfour as Parkes
- Mike McCarthy as taxi driver
- Ian Fleming as Talbot
- Marguerite Brennan as Michael's maid
- Louise Grainger as Michael's nurse
- Daphne Newton as Miss Crall
- Sam Kydd as ticket collector
Production
It was filmed at Alliance Studios in Twickenham.
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A moderately exciting and realistically told thriller; the playing generally is adequate and the story keeps up a fair pace."
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film wrote: "It was not the most plausible of plots, but it was effectively handled."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Compact low-budget thriller."
TV Guide called the film "a taut and action-filled programmer."
References
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- "Recoil". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- "Recoil (1953) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Recoil". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 20 (228): 151. 1 January 1953 – via ProQuest.
- Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 364. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- "Recoil Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
| Films directed by John Gilling | |
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