| Man Accused | |
|---|---|
 Lobby poster | |
| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Story by | Mark Grantham |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Ronald Howard |
| Edited by | Lee Doig |
Production company | Danziger Productions Ltd |
Release date | 6 November 1959 |
Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Man Accused is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Mongomery Tully and starring Ronald Howard and Carol Marsh.[1]
Plot
Bob Jensen becomes engaged to Kathy, a baronet's daughter, but finds himself framed for murder and consequently imprisoned. He manages to break out of jail, and begins a search for the real killers.
Cast
- Ronald Howard – Bob Jensen
- Carol Marsh – Kathy
- Ian Fleming – Sir Thomas
- Catharina Ferraz – Anna
- Robert Dorning – Beckett
- Stuart Saunders – Curran
- Brian Nissen – Derek
- Kenneth Edwardes – Butler
- Colin Tapley – Inspector
- Howard Lang – Sergeant
- Gordon Needham – Constable
- Graham Ashley – warder
Critical reception
In a contemporary review The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Variably acted and tamely presented, this conventional frame-up tale relies chiefly on the story line to hold the attention. In its un-exacting fashion it does so until a ludicrous escape scene destroys all interest in the outcome."[2]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as “poor” and wrote: "Careless presentation and a tired format that’s played out.''[3]
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film "mildly twisty", commenting that Carol Marsh was "a more distinctively distraught heroine than most".[4]
TV Guide wrote: "this poorly-made work follows every convention of its hackneyed wronged-man plot and ultimately offers nothing at all."[5]
References
- ↑ "Man Accused". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Man Accused". Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 159. 1 January 1959.
- ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 343. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ↑ "Man Accused". TVGuide.com.
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