The Child and the Killer
The Child and the Killer is a British low budget 1959 crime film.[1] [2] It was also known as The Man in the Shadows. [3]
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| Directed by | Max Varnel |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Written by | Brian Clemens Eldon Howard |
| Starring | Patricia Driscoll Robert Arden Ryck Rydon Richard Williams |
| Music by | Albert Elms |
| Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists Corporation (UK) |
Release date | February 1959 (UK) |
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Joe, a US army officer, is on the run after committing murder. He invades the home of the widowed Peggy, and orders her son Tommy at gunpoint to guide him through the backwaters of the English countryside to safety. But he reckons without U.S. army Captain Mather, who is in love with Tommy's mother.
Cast
- Patricia Driscoll as Peggy
- Robert Arden as Joe
- Richard Williams as Tommy
- Ryck Rydon as Mather
- John McLaren as Major Finch
- Robert Raglan as Inspector
- Gary Thorne as Prior
- Gordon Sterne as Sergeant
- Frank Ellement as White
Critical reception
TV Guide called it a "routine crime melodrama";[4] while Allmovie thought the film had "elements in common with the much-later Kevin Costner vehicle A Perfect World".[5]
References
- "The Child and the Killer (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
- "Child And The Killer, The (1959) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- "The Child and the Killer". FilmAffinity.
- "The Child And The Killer". TVGuide.com.
- Hal Erickson. "The Child and the Killer (1959) - Max Varnel - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
External links
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