Someone at the Door (1950 film)
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Someone at the Door is a 1950 British
mystery film
directed by Francis Searle
and starring Michael Medwin, Garry Marsh
and Yvonne Owen
. A journalist
comes up with a scheme to boost his career by inventing a fake murder
but soon becomes embroiled in trouble when a real killing takes place. It was based on a play by Campbell Christie
which had previously been turned into a film in 1936.
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...
mystery film
Mystery film
Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...
directed by Francis Searle
Francis Searle
Francis Searle was an English film director, writer and producer. He was active in the post Second World War cinema industry. Amongst the films he directed were The Lady Craved Excitement , One Way Out and It All Goes to Show .-References:...
and starring Michael Medwin, Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh was a British film actor. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles.-Filmography:* Long Odds...
and Yvonne Owen
Yvonne Owen
-Selected filmography:* The Seventh Veil * The Years Between * Holiday Camp * My Brother's Keeper * Third Time Lucky * Miranda * Easy Money * Portrait from Life...
. A journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
comes up with a scheme to boost his career by inventing a fake murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
but soon becomes embroiled in trouble when a real killing takes place. It was based on a play by Campbell Christie
Campbell Christie (writer)
Campbell Christie was an Indian-born British playwright and screenwriter who frequently collaborated with his wife Dorothy Christie on plays such as Carrington V.C. and Someone at the Door.-Selected filmography:* Jassy...
which had previously been turned into a film in 1936.
Cast
- Michael Medwin - Ronnie Martin
- Garry MarshGarry MarshGarry Marsh was a British film actor. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles.-Filmography:* Long Odds...
- Kapel - Yvonne OwenYvonne Owen-Selected filmography:* The Seventh Veil * The Years Between * Holiday Camp * My Brother's Keeper * Third Time Lucky * Miranda * Easy Money * Portrait from Life...
- Sally Martin - Hugh LatimerHugh Latimer (actor)Hugh Alexander Forbes Latimer was an English actor and toy maker.He was educated at Oundle and Caius College, Cambridge, where he joined Footlights...
- Bill Reid - Danny GreenDanny GreenDaniel "Danny" Green is an Australian professional boxer and the former IBO cruiserweight champion.- Amateur boxing career and the Olympics :...
- Price - Campbell SingerCampbell SingerCampbell Singer was a British character actor who featured in a number of film and television roles during his long career....
- Inspector Spedding - John Kelly - Police Constable