Burnt Evidence
| Burnt Evidence | |
|---|---|
ACT Films | |
| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation |
Release date | 5 July 1954 |
Running time | 61 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Burnt Evidence is a 1954 British
Plot
Diana Taylor is considering leaving her husband, Jack, who has been trying but failing to build his own business as a builder/decorator. Her suitor, Jimmy Thompson, is Jack's army friend. Jack deduces the relationship and, when Jimmy comes to Jack's business to discuss the situation, a fight ensues. A gun is produced and one of them is killed, but a subsequent fire makes it difficult to determine which man has died. While the police search for the survivor, Diana struggles with her feelings.
Cast
- Jane Hylton as Diana Taylor
- Duncan Lamont as Jack Taylor
- Donald Gray as Jimmy Thompson
- Meredith Edwards as Bob Edwards
- Cyril Smith as Alf Quinney
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Raymond
- Hugo Schuster as Hartl
- Kynaston Reeves as pathologist
- Hugh Moxey as Assistant Commissioner
- Tony Hilton as Tubby
- Stanley Vilven as Attwood
- Hamilton Keene as fire officer
- Gwen Bacon as Mrs. Thompson
- Jack Taylor as Detective Sergeant Dutton
- Arthur Lovegrove as fireman
- Stratford Johns as fireman
Production
Shooting took place at
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A low-budget thriller, with obvious limitations. The story is at once too unlikely and yet too easily anticipated to make for real excitement, and the direction is pedestrian."[4]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as “mediocre” and wrote: “Glum, plodding, low-budget thriller.''[6]
Sky Cinema called it a "Relentlessly sombre thriller."[7]
References
- ^ "BURNT EVIDENCE | British Board of Film Classification". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Burnt Evidence". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- Monthly Film Bulletin. 21 (240): 103. 1 January 1954 – via ProQuest.
- Kine Weekly. 446 (2447): 21. 20 May 1954 – via ProQuest.
- ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ^ "Burnt Evidence". www.sky.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018.
External links
- Burnt Evidence at IMDb
- Burnt Evidence at ReelStreets
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