The man in black

Movie
German title	The man in black
Original title	The Dark Man
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	1951
length	91 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Jeffrey Dell
script	Jeffrey Dell
production	Julian Wintle
music	Hubert Clifford
camera	Eric Cross
cut	Geoffrey Muller
occupation
Edward Underdown : Detective Inspector Viner Maxwell Reed : The Dark Man Natasha Parry : Molly Lester William Hartnell : Superintendent of Police Barbara Murray : Carol Burns Robert Long : Charles Burns Cyril Smith : Samuel Denny Leonard White : Detective Sergeant Evans Ernest Haines : Mostyn Walter Horsbrugh : Commander - Scotland Yard Denis Webb : Detective - Scotland Yard John Derrick : Sergeant Wells - Scotland Yard Gerald Anderson : Inspector - Walsham Bay Geoffrey Bond : Police Sergeant - Walsham Bay Geoffrey Sumner : Major

The Man in Black (Original title: The Dark Man ) is a British crime film by director Jeffrey Dell from 1951 with Edward Underdown , Maxwell Reed , Natasha Parry and William Hartnell in the lead roles. The film was produced by independent artists.

action

A double murder takes place in a small town on the southeast coast by the sea. The budding actress Molly Lester witnesses the act and is in mortal danger when the perpetrator "The Man in Black" tries to get hold of her in order to subsequently remove her inconspicuously. Inspector Jack Viner is put on the case, falls in love with Molly and tries to protect her. After the perpetrator tried to lure Molly into his apartment in order to strangle her there, the pretty young lady woke up in time from the anesthesia administered by the killer and eluded him. "The Man in Black" flees. However, the killer is later cornered at a rifle range by officials and the army and overwhelmed by a crowd of military, police and civilians.

Reviews

“A double murderer tries to eliminate the witness of his crime, a young actress. Average thriller that only offers tension at the beginning. "

- Lexicon of international film

Production notes

The buildings are by George Haslam. Jack Craig was the make-up artist, Phyllis Dalton made the costumes . Jack Hicks was the production manager.

Web links

• The Man in Black in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Man in Black in Britmovie

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Man in Black. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .