Deadly Record is a 1959 British second feature crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, starring Lee Patterson and Barbara Shelley. It was written by Vivian A. Cox and Huntington based on the 1958 novel by Nina Warner Hooke. It aired in the US in the Kraft Mystery Theatre TV series.Stars of Mystery The Washington Post and Times-Herald 21 June 1961: C8.
Plot When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime.
Cast Lee Patterson as Trevor Hamilton Barbara Shelley as Susan Webb Jane Hylton as Ann Garfield Peter Dyneley as Dr. Morrow Geoffrey Keen as Supt. Ambrose John Paul as Phil Gamage Everley Gregg as Mrs. Mac Edward Cast as Constable Ryder George Pastell as Angelo Ferdy Mayne as Ramon Casadas April Olrich as Carmela Percy Herbert as Belcher
Critical reception The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine whodunit of the most familiar kind, but with a commodious bag of suspects and an air of brisk efficiency."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Very familiar plot at least moves with pace and confidence."
DVD Beaver wrote "The film is better than most for this pleasurable genre of short Brit crime-thrillers. I will watch it again when the mood strikes."
References
External links Deadly Record at BFI Deadly Record at Letterbox DVD Deadly Record at IMDb