One Jump Ahead (film)
Encyclopedia
One Jump Ahead is a 1955 British
crime film
directed by Charles Saunders
and starring Paul Carpenter
, Jill Adams
, Diane Hart
and Freddie Mills
. It was based on a novel by Robert H. Chapman. A journalist helps police to track down a killer.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders (director)
Charles Joel Saunders was an English film director and screenwriter who started in the industry as a film editor, and who also contributed to television...
and starring Paul Carpenter
Paul Carpenter (actor)
Paul Carpenter was an Canadian actor and singer.He sang with Ted Heath and His Music in the 1940s.-Selected filmography :* Landfall * Albert R.N. * The House Across the Lake...
, Jill Adams
Jill Adams
Jill Adams was an English actress artist and fashion model. She featured or starred in over 25 films during the 1950s and 1960s....
, Diane Hart
Diane Hart
Diane Hart was an English actress in both movies and the theater in the West End Theater of London, political campaigner and inventor. For 12 years she was married to the television broadcaster Kenneth MacLeod before separating in 1968...
and Freddie Mills
Freddie Mills
Freddie Mills, was an English boxer, who was the world light heavyweight boxing champion from 1948 to 1950. He was born in Poole, England.- Early life :...
. It was based on a novel by Robert H. Chapman. A journalist helps police to track down a killer.
Cast
- Paul CarpenterPaul Carpenter (actor)Paul Carpenter was an Canadian actor and singer.He sang with Ted Heath and His Music in the 1940s.-Selected filmography :* Landfall * Albert R.N. * The House Across the Lake...
- Paul Banner - Diane HartDiane HartDiane Hart was an English actress in both movies and the theater in the West End Theater of London, political campaigner and inventor. For 12 years she was married to the television broadcaster Kenneth MacLeod before separating in 1968...
- Maxine - Jill AdamsJill AdamsJill Adams was an English actress artist and fashion model. She featured or starred in over 25 films during the 1950s and 1960s....
- Judy - Freddie MillsFreddie MillsFreddie Mills, was an English boxer, who was the world light heavyweight boxing champion from 1948 to 1950. He was born in Poole, England.- Early life :...
- Bert Tarrant - Peter SinclairPeter SinclairPeter Sinclair may refer to:*Peter Ross Sinclair , Governor of New South Wales*Peter Sinclair , New Zealand television personality...
- Old Tarrant - Arnold BellArnold Bell-Selected filmography:* Josser in the Army * Strange Experiment * The Greed of William Hart * Murder at 3am * Rough Shoot * The Fake * Star of India * The Golden Link...
- Superintendent Faro - David Hannaford - Brian
- Roddy HughesRoddy HughesRoddy Hughes was a British film and television actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1932 and 1961.-Selected filmography:* Say It With Flowers * Poison Pen * Saloon Bar...
- Mac - Edward FrenchEdward FrenchEdward Gerald Fleming French was an English cricketer. French was a left-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown...
- Jimmy Mumby - June Ashley - Betty West
- Rose Howlett - Mrs. Mumby
- Mary Jones - Mrs. Snell
- Charles LambCharles Lamb (actor)Charles Lamb was a British film and television actor.His longest role was as Mrs Dale's gardener, Monument, in the radio soap opera Mrs Dale's Diary.-Selected filmography:* Once a Crook...
- Mr. Lamb - Arthur Gross - Arthur Walker