Partners in Crime (1961)

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Movie
Original title Partners in Crime
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 1961
length 54 minutes
Rod
Director Peter Duffell
script Robert Banks Stewart , Edgar Wallace
production Jack Greenwood ,
Jim O'Connolly
music Ron Goodwin
camera Bert Mason
cut Edward B. Jarvis
occupation

Partners in Crime (translated "partners in crime") is a British crime film directed by Peter Duffell in 1961 . It was produced by the film company Merton Park Studios . The script is by Robert Banks Stewart and builds on the novel The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace ; The film has nothing to do with the novel Partners in Crime (German: Pandora's Box ) apart from the same name. The film was one of the first parts of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries , a series of 47 Edgar Wallace film adaptations made by Merton Park Studios between 1960 and 1965; it was never shown in Germany.

action

Big entrepreneur Harold Strickland is found shot dead in his office, and the police assume that he caught a burglar by surprise and was shot dead by him. However, it turns out that the hit man Rex Holland was hired by Strickland's partner Merril to kill him. Using the murder weapon that was found by two young people, the police track down Merril, who turns to Holland for help. He is betrayed by this, however, Holland himself is killed in a fire in his hiding place.

Reviews

In their Das Edgar Wallace Lexikon from 2004, Joachim Kramp and Jürgen Wehnert cite a 1961 review of the film by Daily Cinema , in which it was described as "an excellent addition to the Edgar Wallace series". The review of the same year in the Monthly Film Bulletin , however, is significantly worse: “Another unexciting film in the Edgar Wallace series with little or no sophistication or originality. Only the portrayal of the yard inspector by Bernard Lee is commendable. "

supporting documents

  1. ^ "Partners in Crime." In: Joachim Kramp, Jürgen Wehnert: The Edgar Wallace Lexicon. Life, work, films. It is impossible not to be captivated by Edgar Wallace! Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004; Pp. 478-479. ISBN 3-89602-508-2 .
  2. ^ Criticism from Daily Cinema 1961, quoted from "Partners in Crime." In: Joachim Kramp, Jürgen Wehnert: The Edgar Wallace Lexikon. Life, work, films. It is impossible not to be captivated by Edgar Wallace! Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004; P. 479. ISBN 3-89602-508-2 .
  3. ↑ Critique of the Monthly Film Bulletin from May 1961, quoted from "Partners in Crime." In: Joachim Kramp, Jürgen Wehnert: The Edgar Wallace Lexikon. Life, work, films. It is impossible not to be captivated by Edgar Wallace! Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004; P. 479. ISBN 3-89602-508-2 .

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